Matthew 5:3

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The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5 to 7, is the first of five major teaching blocks in Matthew. Jesus sat down on a hillside, as rabbis did to teach, with his disciples near and crowds listening.

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Luke 6:20Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,”declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

World English Bible (WEB)

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

King James Version (KJV)

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Blessed the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Bienaventurados los pobres en espíritu: porque de ellos es el reino de los cielos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«¡Dichosos los que reconocen su pobreza espiritual, porque de ellos es el reino de los cielos!

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Matthew 5:3

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