Matthew 5:3

New Century Version

“They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Cross References

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all things. All things are here because I made them,” says the Lord. “These are the people I am pleased with: those who are not proud or stubborn and who fear my word.

Proverbs 29:23

Pride will ruin people, but those who are humble will be honored.

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed.

Proverbs 16:19

It is better to be humble and be with those who suffer than to share stolen property with the proud.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, when this man went home, he was right with God, but the Pharisee was not. All who make themselves great will be made humble, but all who make themselves humble will be made great.”

2 Chronicles 7:14

Then if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek me and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit. God, you will not reject a heart that is broken and sorry for sin.

Isaiah 57:15

And this is the reason: God lives forever and is holy. He is high and lifted up. He says, “I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are sad and humble. I give new life to those who are humble and to those whose hearts are broken.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor in the world to be rich with faith and to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him.

Isaiah 61:1

The Lord God has put his Spirit in me, because the Lord has appointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts are broken, to tell the captives they are free, and to tell the prisoners they are released.

2 Chronicles 34:27

When you heard my words against this place and its people, you became sorry for what you had done and you humbled yourself before me. You tore your clothes to show how upset you were, and you cried in my presence. This is why I have heard you, says the Lord.

Micah 6:8

The Lord has told you, human, what is good; he has told you what he wants from you: to do what is right to other people, love being kind to others, and live humbly, obeying your God.

Luke 11:28

But Jesus said, “No, blessed are those who hear the teaching of God and obey it.”

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who want what he commands.

Psalm 1:1

Happy are those who don’t listen to the wicked, who don’t go where sinners go, who don’t do what evil people do.

Job 42:6

So now I hate myself; I will change my heart and life. I will sit in the 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 people who are wise and smart. But you have shown them to those who are like little children.

Luke 4:18

“The Lord has put his Spirit in me, because he appointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to tell the captives they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again. God sent me to free those who have been treated unfairly

Mark 10:14

When Jesus saw this, he was upset and said to them, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to people who are like these children.

Matthew 13:16

But you are blessed, because you see with your eyes and hear with your ears.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord wants to show his mercy to you. He wants to rise and comfort you. The Lord is a fair God, and everyone who waits for his help will be happy.

Psalm 146:5

Happy are those who are helped by the God of Jacob. Their hope is in the Lord their God.

2 Chronicles 33:12

As Manasseh suffered, he begged the Lord his God for help and humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

Psalm 41:1

Happy are those who think about the poor. When trouble comes, the Lord will save them.

Psalm 2:12

Show that you are loyal to his son, or you will be destroyed by his anger, because he can quickly become angry. But happy are those who trust him for protection.

2 Chronicles 33:23

Amon did not humble himself before the Lord as his father Manasseh had done. Instead, Amon sinned even more.

James 1:12

When people are tempted and still continue strong, they should be happy. After they have proved their faith, God will reward them with life forever. God promised this to all those who love him.

John 20:29

Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you see me. Those who believe without seeing me will be truly blessed.”

Matthew 24:46

When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be blessed.

Psalm 84:12

Lord All-Powerful, happy are the people who trust you!

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

James 1:10

Those who are rich should take pride that God has shown them that they are spiritually poor. The rich will die like a wild flower in the grass.

Proverbs 8:32

“Now, my children, listen to me, because those who follow my ways are happy.

2 Chronicles 33:19

Manasseh’s prayer and God’s pity for him, his sins, his unfaithfulness, the places he built for worshiping gods and the Asherah idols before he humbled himself—all are written in the book of the seers.

Revelation 22:14

“Blessed are those who wash their robes so that they will receive the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.

Revelation 19:9

And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who have been invited to the wedding meal of the Lamb!” And the angel said, “These are the true words of God.”

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made.

Psalm 128:1

Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him.

Matthew 11:6

Those who do not stumble in their faith because of me are blessed.”

Matthew 8:11

Many people will come from the east and from the west and will sit and eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 3:2

John said, “Change your hearts and lives because the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 19:14

but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to people who are like these children.”

Luke 22:29

Just as my Father has given me a kingdom, I also give you a kingdom

Luke 22:30

so 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

You say, ‘I am rich, and I have become wealthy and do not need anything.’ But you do not know that you are really miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.