Matthew 5: 3

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
ST MATTHEW

CHAPTER 5

3 ^aBlessed are the ^bpoor in spirit: for theirs is the ^ckingdom of heaven.

Footnotes

3a	The Latin beatus is the basis of the English ‘beatitude,’ meaning ‘to be fortunate,’ ‘to be happy,’ or ‘to be blessed.’ TG Blessings.
b	IE poor in pride, humble in spirit. 3 Ne. 12: 3 reads ‘ . . . the poor in spirit who come unto me.’ 3 Yea, blessed are the ^apoor in spirit who ^bcome unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. James 2: 5 (1-9) 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the ^apoor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? D&C 56: 18 (18-20) 18 But blessed are the ^apoor who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are ^bcontrite, for they shall see the ^ckingdom of God coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the ^dearth shall be theirs. D&C 88: 17. 17 And the redemption of the soul is through him that ^aquickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the ^bpoor and the ^cmeek of the ^dearth shall inherit it. TG Contrite Heart. TG Humility. TG Poor in Spirit.
c	TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.