Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit for the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
In Context
2and he opened his mouth, and taught them, and said:
4Blessed are the mourners: for they shall be comforted!
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 →