Matthew 5:3
Jesus said, “Some people know that they need God very much. All right, God will take those people into his family, and they will be really happy.
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In Context
2Then he started to teach them.
Cross References
Psalms 1:1People that live the right way are really happy. If people tell them to do bad things, they don’t listen. And they don’t copy the things that bad people do. And they don’t rubbish God the way bad people do.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:2-3
The Sermon on the Mount. 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, We have here a general account of this sermon. I. The Preacher was our Lord Jesus, the Prince of preachers, the great Prophet of his church, who came into the world, to be the Light of the world. The prophets and John had done virtuously in preaching, but Christ excelled them all. He is the eternal Wisdom, that lay in the bosom of… Read the whole commentary →