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Where is “Blessed are the poor in spirit” in the Bible?
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” is Matthew 5:3. Jesus says it as the first line of the Sermon on the Mount.
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It is Matthew 5:3.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it as the first line of the Sermon on the Mount.
The verse
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
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What it means there
It is the first of the Beatitudes. The poor in spirit are people who know they have nothing to offer God. Jesus says the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
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Where is “Blessed are the poor in spirit” in the Bible?
“Blessed are the poor in spirit” is Matthew 5:3. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Jesus says it as the first line of the Sermon on the Mount.
Is “Blessed are the poor in spirit” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Matthew 5:3. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 5:3 reads: ““Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.”
Who said “Blessed are the poor in spirit”?
Jesus says it as the first line of the Sermon on the Mount.
What does “Blessed are the poor in spirit” mean in the Bible?
It is the first of the Beatitudes. The poor in spirit are people who know they have nothing to offer God. Jesus says the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
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