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Albright and Mann note that in a number of early versions the order of 5:4 and 5:5 are reversed. [2] Schweizer feels the current order was implemented to better reflect Isaiah 61:1-2. [3] The word mourn does not refer to mourning for the dead, the most common English use of the term. Most scholars feel mourners should be read as "the oppressed."
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. 7 Blessed are the merciful,
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Blessed are the peacemakers: ... and 5.3.138-40 of Coriolanus.
The Good News: Those who die are never truly gone, because Jesus is the resurrection, and those who believe are granted everlasting life. Woman's Day/Getty Images 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. [1] Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν. beati pauperes spiritu quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum . For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 5:3.
[1] Like the first two Beatitudes this one seems to be similar to one in Luke, in this case with Luke 6:21. Luke only has the blessed hunger, Gundry feels the author of Matthew added thirst to match Isaiah 49:10. [2] Schweizer feels that the addition of thirst is a minor one, but the addition of the word righteousness is a major one.
As with 5:3 this verse cites the Kingdom of Heaven as the reward, also like that first verse the reward is in the present tense, the other six have it in the future. Kodjak believes that this parallelism with the first verse is to emphasize that this one is the conclusion of the Beatitudes and 5:11-12 should not be considered part of the group. [1]
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