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Matthew 5:3-11

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 filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

Cross References for Matthew 5:3-11

Matthew 11:25 - Rest for the Weary At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, be... Click to read the verse Matthew 11:25 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:25

Revelation 22:14 - “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and m... Click to read the verse Revelation 22:14 Click to read the verse Revelation 22:14

Micah 6:8 - He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly an... Click to read the verse Micah 6:8 Click to read the verse Micah 6:8

Psalms 128:1 - Psalm 128 A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. Click to read the verse Psalms 128:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 128:1

2 Chronicles 34:27 - Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he sp... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:27 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:27

Isaiah 30:18 - Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a Go... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:18

Psalms 112:1 - Psalm 112 Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in hi... Click to read the verse Psalms 112:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 112:1

Isaiah 57:15 - For this is what the high and lofty One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live... Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:15

Mark 10:14 - When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, an... Click to read the verse Mark 10:14 Click to read the verse Mark 10:14

Deuteronomy 8:2 - Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble y... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:2 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:2

Psalms 10:17 - You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, Click to read the verse Psalms 10:17 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:17

Matthew 8:11 - I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the ... Click to read the verse Matthew 8:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 8:11

Revelation 19:9 - Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of ... Click to read the verse Revelation 19:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 19:9

Matthew 25:34 - “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take yo... Click to read the verse Matthew 25:34 Click to read the verse Matthew 25:34

Psalms 2:12 - Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in ... Click to read the verse Psalms 2:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 2:12

Psalms 41:1 - Psalm 41 For the director of music. A psalm of David. Blessed is he who has regard for the weak... Click to read the verse Psalms 41:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 41:1

2 Chronicles 7:14 - if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and t... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 7:14 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 7:14

Proverbs 8:32 - “Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways. Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:32 Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:32

Psalms 1:1 - BOOK I Psalms 1–41 Psalm 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or... Click to read the verse Psalms 1:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 1:1

Luke 4:18 - “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. H... Click to read the verse Luke 4:18 Click to read the verse Luke 4:18

James 1:10 - But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a... Click to read the verse James 1:10 Click to read the verse James 1:10

Matthew 11:5 - The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the de... Click to read the verse Matthew 11:5 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:5

2 Chronicles 33:23 - But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble himself before the Lord; Amon increased his g... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:23 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:23

Job 42:6 - Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.” Click to read the verse Job 42:6 Click to read the verse Job 42:6

2 Chronicles 33:19 - His prayer and how God was moved by his entreaty, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, a... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:19 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:19

2 Chronicles 33:12 - In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:12 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:12

Isaiah 61:1 - The Year of the Lord’s Favor The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has an... Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:1

Psalms 51:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not des... Click to read the verse Psalms 51:17 Click to read the verse Psalms 51:17

Matthew 13:16 - But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. Click to read the verse Matthew 13:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 13:16

Isaiah 66:2 - Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “This i... Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:2

Luke 11:28 - He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Click to read the verse Luke 11:28 Click to read the verse Luke 11:28

James 2:5 - Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be ... Click to read the verse James 2:5 Click to read the verse James 2:5

Jeremiah 31:18-20 - “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me like an unruly calf, and I have bee... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:18-20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:18-20

Matthew 23:12 - For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Click to read the verse Matthew 23:12 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:12

Luke 18:14 - “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone ... Click to read the verse Luke 18:14 Click to read the verse Luke 18:14

Psalms 146:5 - Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, Click to read the verse Psalms 146:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 146:5

Psalms 34:18 - The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Click to read the verse Psalms 34:18 Click to read the verse Psalms 34:18

James 1:12 - Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will rece... Click to read the verse James 1:12 Click to read the verse James 1:12

Matthew 5:3-12 - “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Click to read the verse Matthew 5:3-12 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:3-12

Proverbs 29:23 - A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:23

Isaiah 41:17 - “The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst.... Click to read the verse Isaiah 41:17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 41:17

Proverbs 18:23 - A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:23

Ruth 2:7 - She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.’ She went in... Click to read the verse Ruth 2:7 Click to read the verse Ruth 2:7

James 4:9-10 - Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Click to read the verse James 4:9-10 Click to read the verse James 4:9-10

2 Samuel 22:28 - You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 22:28 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 22:28

Psalms 84:12 - O Lord Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you. Click to read the verse Psalms 84:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 84:12

Leviticus 26:41-42 - which made me hostile toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies—then when ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:41-42 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:41-42

Matthew 3:2 - and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” Click to read the verse Matthew 3:2 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:2

Psalms 32:1-2 - Psalm 32 Of David. A maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are co... Click to read the verse Psalms 32:1-2 Click to read the verse Psalms 32:1-2

John 20:29 - Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have n... Click to read the verse John 20:29 Click to read the verse John 20:29

Psalms 119:1-2 - א Aleph Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the l... Click to read the verse Psalms 119:1-2 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:1-2

Psalms 86:1 - Psalm 86 A prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Click to read the verse Psalms 86:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 86:1

Romans 4:6-9 - David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righ... Click to read the verse Romans 4:6-9 Click to read the verse Romans 4:6-9

Matthew 5:10 - Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of hea... Click to read the verse Matthew 5:10 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:10

Psalms 72:13 - He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. Click to read the verse Psalms 72:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 72:13

Zephaniah 3:12 - But I will leave within you the meek and humble, who trust in the name of the Lord. Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:12 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 3:12

Isaiah 29:19 - Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 29:19

Proverbs 16:19 - Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:19

Revelation 3:17 - You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize th... Click to read the verse Revelation 3:17 Click to read the verse Revelation 3:17

Matthew 24:46 - It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. Click to read the verse Matthew 24:46 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:46

Mark 7:29 - Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.” Click to read the verse Mark 7:29 Click to read the verse Mark 7:29

Matthew 11:6 - Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me.” Click to read the verse Matthew 11:6 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:6

Luke 6:20-26 - Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Click to read the verse Luke 6:20-26 Click to read the verse Luke 6:20-26

Matthew 18:1-3 - The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who ... Click to read the verse Matthew 18:1-3 Click to read the verse Matthew 18:1-3

Daniel 5:21-22 - He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys ... Click to read the verse Daniel 5:21-22 Click to read the verse Daniel 5:21-22