Matthew 5:3

Christian Standard Bible

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven   is theirs.

Cross References

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the  Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble,  submissive   in spirit, and trembles at my word.

Proverbs 29:23

A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor.

Proverbs 16:19

Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble  , than to divide plunder with the proud.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this one went down to his house justified   rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

2 Chronicles 7:14

and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Isaiah 57:15

For the High and Exalted One, who lives forever, whose name is holy,  says this: “I live in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the oppressed.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world  to be rich in faith  and heirs  of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal  the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;

2 Chronicles 34:27

because  your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before me, and you tore your clothes and wept before me, I myself have heard’ #— #this is the Lord’s declaration.

Micah 6:8

Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the  Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Luke 11:28

He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God   and keep it.”

Psalm 1:1

Job 42:6

Therefore, I reject my words and am sorry for them; I am dust and ashes.  ,

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said,  “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release   to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,

Mark 10:14

When Jesus saw it, he was indignant  and said to them, “Let the little children come to me.   Don’t stop   them, because the kingdom of God   belongs to such as these.

Matthew 13:16

“Blessed are your eyes   because they do see, and your ears because they do hear.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.

2 Chronicles 33:12

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself  before the God of his ancestors.

2 Chronicles 33:23

But he did not humble himself before the Lord like his father Manasseh humbled himself;  instead, Amon increased his guilt.

James 1:12

Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown  of life that God  has promised to those who love him.

John 20:29

Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed.   Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”

Matthew 24:46

Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these forty years in the wilderness, so that he might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

James 1:10

but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

Proverbs 8:32

“And now, sons, listen to me; those who keep my ways are happy.

2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer and how God was receptive to his prayer, and all his sin and unfaithfulness and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and carved images before he humbled himself, they are written in the Events of Hozai.

Revelation 22:14

“Blessed   are those who wash their robes,   so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.

Revelation 19:9

Then he  said to me,  “Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast  of the Lamb! ” He also said to me, “These words of God are true.”

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom   prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Matthew 11:6

and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”

Matthew 8:11

I tell you that many will come from east and west to share the banquet   with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near! ”

Matthew 19:14

Jesus said, “Leave the little children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”   ,

Luke 22:29

I bestow on you a kingdom,   just as my Father bestowed one on me,

Luke 22:30

so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom.   And you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Revelation 3:17

For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’   and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.