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Matt. 5:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Blessed are the poor ink spiritl: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.*

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)

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Isa. 66:2• ²Even all these things hath my hand made, and all these things have been, saith Jehovah. But to this man will I look: to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and who trembleth at my word. (Isa. 66:2)

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James 2:5• ⁵Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him? (James 2:5)

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Blessed.

Matt. 5:4‑11• ⁴Blessed they that mourn, for *they* shall be comforted.
⁵Blessed the meek, for *they* shall inherit the earth.
⁶Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for *they* shall be filled.
⁷Blessed the merciful, for *they* shall find mercy.
⁸Blessed the pure in heart, for *they* shall see God.
⁹Blessed the peace-makers, for *they* shall be called sons of God.
¹⁰Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.
¹¹Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake. (Matt. 5:4‑11)

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Matt. 11:6• ⁶and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me. (Matt. 11:6)

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Matt. 13:16• ¹⁶But blessed are *your* eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear; (Matt. 13:16)

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Matt. 24:46• ⁴⁶Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus. (Matt. 24:46)

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Psa. 1:1• ¹Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners; (Psa. 1:1)

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Psa. 2:12• ¹²Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him. (Psa. 2:12)

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Psa. 32:1‑2• ¹Of David. Instruction. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!
²Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile! (Psa. 32:1‑2)

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Psa. 41:1• ¹To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. (Psa. 41:1)

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Psa. 84:12• ¹²Jehovah of hosts, blessed is the man that confideth in thee! (Psa. 84:12)

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Psa. 112:1• ¹Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. (Psa. 112:1)

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Psa. 119:1‑2• ¹ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
²Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart; (Psa. 119:1‑2)

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Psa. 128:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways. (Psa. 128:1)

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Psa. 146:5• ⁵Blessed is he who hath the *God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God, (Psa. 146:5)

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Prov. 8:32• ³²And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways: (Prov. 8:32)

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Isa. 30:18• ¹⁸And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. (Isa. 30:18)

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Luke 6:20,21‑26• ²⁰And *he*, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
²¹Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
²²Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:
²³rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.
²⁴But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.
²⁵Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.
²⁶Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets. (Luke 6:20,21‑26)

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Luke 11:28• ²⁸But *he* said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it. (Luke 11:28)

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John 20:29• ²⁹Jesus says to him, Because thou hast seen me thou hast believed: blessed they who have not seen and have believed. (John 20:29)

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Rom. 4:6‑9• ⁶Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness without works:
⁷Blessed they whose lawlessnesses have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered:
⁸blessed the man to whom the Lord shall not at all reckon sin.
⁹Does this blessedness then rest on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision? For we say that faith has been reckoned to Abraham as righteousness. (Rom. 4:6‑9)

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James 1:12• ¹²Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him. (James 1:12)

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Rev. 19:9• ⁹And he says to me, Write, Blessed are they who are called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. And he says to me, These are the true words of God. (Rev. 19:9)

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Rev. 22:14• ¹⁴Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they should go in by the gates into the city. (Rev. 22:14)

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Matt. 11:25• ²⁵At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes. (Matt. 11:25)

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Matt. 18:1‑3• ¹In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?
²And Jesus having called a little child to him, set it in their midst,
³and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens. (Matt. 18:1‑3)

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Lev. 26:41‑42• ⁴¹so that I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of their enemies. If then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity,
⁴²I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. (Lev. 26:41‑42)

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Deut. 8:2• ²And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not. (Deut. 8:2)

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2 Chron. 7:14• ¹⁴and my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land. (2 Chron. 7:14)

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2 Chron. 33:12,19,23• ¹²And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
¹⁹And his prayer, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin and his unfaithfulness, and the places in which he built high places, and set up Asherahs and graven images, before he was humbled, behold, they are written among the words of Hozai.
²³And he did not humble himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; for he, Amon, multiplied trespass. (2 Chron. 33:12,19,23)

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2 Chron. 34:27• ²⁷Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy garments and weep before me, I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah. (2 Chron. 34:27)

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Job 42:6• ⁶Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. (Job 42:6)

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Psa. 34:18• ¹⁸Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit. (Psa. 34:18)

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Psa. 51:17• ¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. (Psa. 51:17)

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Prov. 16:19• ¹⁹Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud. (Prov. 16:19)

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Prov. 29:23• ²³A man's pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour. (Prov. 29:23)

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)

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Isa. 61:1• ¹The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound; (Isa. 61:1)

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Isa. 66:2• ²Even all these things hath my hand made, and all these things have been, saith Jehovah. But to this man will I look: to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and who trembleth at my word. (Isa. 66:2)

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Jer. 31:18‑20• ¹⁸I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
¹⁹Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after I knew myself, I smote upon my thigh. I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, for I bear the reproach of my youth.
²⁰Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:18‑20)

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Dan. 5:21‑22• ²¹and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruleth over the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
²²And thou, Belshazzar, his son, hast not humbled thy heart, although thou knewest all this; (Dan. 5:21‑22)

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Mic. 6:8• ⁸He hath shewn thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with thy God? (Mic. 6:8)

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Luke 4:18• ¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to the blind sight, to send forth the crushed delivered, (Luke 4:18)

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Luke 6:20• ²⁰And *he*, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. (Luke 6:20)

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Luke 18:14• ¹⁴I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than that other. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)

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James 1:10• ¹⁰and the rich in his humiliation, because as the grass's flower he will pass away. (James 1:10)

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James 4:9‑10• ⁹Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
¹⁰Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he shall exalt you. (James 4:9‑10)

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Matt. 3:2• ²and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh. (Matt. 3:2)

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Matt. 8:11• ¹¹But I say unto you, that many shall come from the rising and setting sun, and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens; (Matt. 8:11)

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Mark 10:14• ¹⁴But Jesus seeing it, was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:14)

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James 2:5• ⁵Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him? (James 2:5)

• A man of spirit is one who — such as Cain was — is determined not to be beaten; a soul who would fight it out with God Himself. He who is "poor in spirit" is the very opposite of this. It is a person who is broken, who feels that the dust is his right place. And every soul that knows God must, more or less, be there. (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)

• By the "kingdom of heaven" He does not mean heaven: it never means heaven, but always takes in the earth as under the rule of heaven. (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)

• He does not speak of the Church here. There might have been the kingdom of heaven and no Church at all. It is not till the sixteenth chapter of this Gospel that the subject of the Church is broached, and then it is a thing promised and expressly distinguished from the kingdom of heaven. (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.

W. Kelly Translation

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Blessed the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.