The Beatitudes

² And ^(A)he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

^3 (B)“Blessed are ^(C)the poor in spirit, for ^(D)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴ “Blessed are ^(E)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵ “Blessed are the ^(F)meek, for they ^(G)shall inherit the earth.

⁶ “Blessed are those who hunger and ^(H)thirst ^(I)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

⁷ “Blessed are ^(J)the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸ “Blessed are ^(K)the pure in heart, for ^(L)they shall see God.

⁹ “Blessed are ^(M)the peacemakers, for ^(N)they shall be called ^(O)sons^[a] of God.

^10 (P)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for ^(Q)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

^11 (R)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^(S)on my account. ^12 (T)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^(U)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

²⁸ Peter began to say to him, “See, ^(A)we have left everything and followed you.” ²⁹ Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, ^(B)there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and ^(C)for the gospel, ³⁰ who will not receive a hundredfold ^(D)now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, ^(E)with persecutions, and in ^(F)the age to come eternal life. ³¹ But ^(G)many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

The Parable of the Great Banquet

¹² He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give ^(A)a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers^[a] or your relatives or rich neighbors, ^(B)lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. ¹³ But when you give a feast, ^(C)invite ^(D)the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, ¹⁴ and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid ^(E)at ^(F)the resurrection of the just.”