To: Salvation
Matthew
Chapter 5
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- 1 When he saw the crowds, 2 he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
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- He began to teach them, saying:
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- 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, 4 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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- 5 Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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- 6 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
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- Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, 7 for they will be satisfied.
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- Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
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- 8 Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
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- Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
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- Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, 9 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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- Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you (falsely) because of me.
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- 10 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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3 posted on
07/18/2002 12:30:58 AM PDT by
Salvation
To: Salvation
The Beatitudes are the recipe for living our lives on earth. Following the recipe is our challenge, at least for me, but I'm trying.
Great post.
God bless,
EODGUY
4 posted on
07/18/2002 6:24:16 AM PDT by
EODGUY
To: Salvation
Blessed are the merciful! Sometimes Freepers are not very merciful, we should try to remember God's words.
To: All
Beatitude Bump for St. Matthew -- 11-01-03
33 posted on
11/01/2003 8:50:34 AM PST by
Salvation
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