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The Beatitudes (/ b i ˈ æ t ɪ tj u d z /) are blessings recounted by Jesus in Matthew 5:3–10 within the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and four in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, followed by four woes which mirror the blessings.
As one of the most famous of Beatitudes, the meek shall inherit the Earth has appeared many times in works of art and popular culture: The title of a song ("The Meek Shall Inherit") in the Little Shop of Horrors musical. The title of a song on the Frank Zappa album, You Are What You Is ("The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing").
Other than "blessed are the meek" in Matthew 5:5 this is perhaps the most famous of the Beatitudes. It was the personal motto of James I of England, and has been used by a number of other groups and organizations. In The Canterbury Tales "The Tale of Melibee" this verse is one of the main themes.
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The Beatitudes; Love your enemies; Golden Rule [45] [46] Judge not, lest ye be judged; The Test of a Good Person; The Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders; The Parable of the Lost Sheep; The Parable of the Wedding Feast; The Parable of the Talents; The Parable of the Leaven; Parable of the blind leading the blind; The Lord's Prayer ...
'To be blessed' means to be favored by God, the source of all blessing. [2] Blessings, therefore, are directly associated with, and are believed to come from, God. Thus, to express a blessing is like bestowing a wish on someone that they experience the favor of God, and to acknowledge God as the source of all blessing.
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language.. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j.
The Beatitudes are a set of teachings by Jesus. Beatitudes may also refer to: Beatitudes, an album by Bobby Watson and Curtis Lundy; Les Béatitudes, a French oratorio by César Franck; The Beatitudes, choral work from Arvo Pärt; The Beatitudes, chamber music by Vladimir Martynov; Beatitude, an album by Ric Ocasek