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Matthew 5:1-12
1Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto a mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
2He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
4"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5"Blessed are the humble, for they shall inherit the earth.
6"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
7"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness` sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
11"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12"Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Matthew 5:1-12 18:1-8 gives Law and Gospel: God exposes our need, then gives Christ as our righteousness.
Matthew 5:1-12 Lamentations 1:1-6, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 12:49-56 shows that God’s power is for love, not spectacle—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 1-21 comforts the crushed: God is not distant from your struggle; He is present as deliverer.
Matthew 5:1-12 12:49-56 assures us: God is not confused by our weakness; He supplies grace for the journey.
Matthew 5:1-12 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, salvation is medicine: God restoring the image through prayer and repentance.
We read Matthew 5:1-12 as the Beatitudes, a foundational sermon by our Lord that outlines the character of kingdom citizens. This passage reveals the values of the kingdom of God, which are often counter-cultural and counter-intuitive to worldly standards. We see these statements as blessings pronou
We read Matthew 5:1-12 as both Law and Gospel. The Beatitudes expose our spiritual poverty, mourning, and meekness, which the Law reveals as our inability to fulfill God's demands. Yet, they also proclaim the Gospel as they promise the kingdom of heaven, comfort, and inheritance — gifts given freely
We read the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12 as the heart of the New Law, presented by Christ, who is the fulfillment of the Old Law. This passage is not merely an ethical guideline but a revelation of the kingdom's values, which are fully realized in the life of grace. The Beatitudes reveal the face of
We read Matthew 5:1-12 as a vivid portrait of the Kingdom of God, inaugurated by Christ and revealing the characteristics of those who are part of this covenant community. This passage, often called the Beatitudes, is not a set of ethical demands for entrance into the Kingdom, but a declaration of t
We read Matthew 5:1-12 as Jesus’ radical proclamation of the Kingdom of God, a Kingdom where the oppressed are blessed and the marginalized are lifted up. This passage is a manifesto of divine justice, affirming that God takes sides with the poor, the meek, and the persecuted. In these Beatitudes, w
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