Matthew 5:3

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Isaiah 66:2

For My hand made all those things, thus all those things have come to be, says the Lord. But to this man I will look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at My word.

Proverbs 29:23

The pride of man will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will attain honor.

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and saves the contrite of spirit.

Proverbs 16:19

Better it is to be of a humble spirit among the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

Luke 18:14

“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

2 Chronicles 7:14

if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him?

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

2 Chronicles 34:27

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and those who dwell here, and you have brought yourself low before Me and torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you, declares the Lord.

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good— and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Luke 11:28

But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments.

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or stand in the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers;

Job 42:6

Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, “I thank You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;

Mark 10:14

But when Jesus saw it, He was very displeased and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.

Matthew 13:16

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore, the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore, He waits on high to have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of justice; how blessed are all who long for Him.

Psalm 146:5

Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

2 Chronicles 33:12

And when he was distressed, he entreated the face of the Lord his God, and he greatly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.

Psalm 41:1

Blessed is he who considers the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Psalm 2:12

Kiss the son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all who seek refuge in Him.

2 Chronicles 33:23

He did not humble himself before the Lord as his father humbled himself. But he increased his guilt all the more.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

John 20:29

Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have yet believed.”

Matthew 24:46

Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

Psalm 84:12

O  Lord of Hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You.

Deuteronomy 8:2

You must remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

James 1:10

but the rich in that he is made low, because as the flower of the grass he will pass away.

Proverbs 8:32

“Now therefore, my sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways.

2 Chronicles 33:19

And his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and where he set up the Asherah poles and images before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the sayings of Hozai.

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

Revelation 19:9

Then he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world.

Psalm 128:1

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways.

Matthew 11:6

Blessed is he who does not fall away because of Me.”

Matthew 8:11

And I say to you that many will come from the east and west and will dine with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them. For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

Luke 22:29

And I appoint to you a kingdom as My Father has appointed one to Me,

Luke 22:30

so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Revelation 3:17

For you say, ‘I am rich, and have stored up goods, and have need of nothing,’ yet do not realize that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.