Matthew 5:1-12

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The Beatitudes^(A)

5 And seeing the multitudes, ^(B)He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. ²Then He opened His mouth and ^(C)taught them, saying:

³“Blessed^(D) are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴^(E)Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
⁵^(F)Blessed are the meek,
For ^(G)they shall inherit the ^[a]earth.
⁶Blessed are those who ^(H)hunger and thirst for righteousness,
^(I)For they shall be filled.
⁷Blessed are the merciful,
^(J)For they shall obtain mercy.
⁸^(K)Blessed are the pure in heart,
For ^(L)they shall see God.
⁹Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
¹⁰^(M)Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹^(N)Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of ^(O)evil against you falsely for My sake. ¹²^(P)Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for ^(Q)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Footnotes

Matthew 5:5 Or land

Mark 11:15-18

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Jesus Cleanses the Temple^(A)

¹⁵^(B)So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold ^(C)doves. ¹⁶And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. ¹⁷Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ^(D)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ^(E)‘den of thieves.’ ”

¹⁸And ^(F)the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because ^(G)all the people were astonished at His teaching.

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Luke 1:52-53

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⁵²^(A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
⁵³He has ^(B)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.