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Matthew 5:4-5
New English Translation
Matthew 5:4-5
New English Translation
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.[a]
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Footnotes
- Matthew 5:4 sn The promise they will be comforted is the first of several “reversals” noted in these promises. The beatitudes and the reversals that accompany them serve in the sermon as an invitation to enter into God’s care, because one can know God cares for those who turn to him.
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