3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-12)Christ begins his sermon with blessings, for he came into the world to bless us (Acts 3:26), as the great High Priest of our profession ; as the blessed Melchizedec ; as He in whom all the families of the earth should be blessed , Gen. 12:3. He came not only to purchase blessings for us, but to pour out and pronounce blessings on us; and here he does it as one having authority , as one that can co…
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