Matthew 5:3

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:12

And when he was in distress he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 33:19

And his prayer, and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and his faithlessness, and the sites on which he built high places and set up the Asherim and the images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Chronicles of the Seers.

2 Chronicles 33:23

And he did not humble himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred guilt more and more.

2 Chronicles 34:27

because your heart was penitent and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me, and have rent your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the Lord.

2 Chronicles 7:14

if my people who are called by my name 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 heal their land.

Job 42:6

therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

Psalm 112:1

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

Psalm 128:1

Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!

Psalm 146:5

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Psalm 2:12

kiss his feet, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.

Psalm 41:1

Blessed is he who considers the poor! The Lord delivers him in the day of trouble;

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Psalm 84:12

O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in thee!

Proverbs 16:19

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

Proverbs 8:32

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

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

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.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Isaiah 66:2

All these things my hand has made, and so all these things are mine, says the Lord. But this is the man to whom I will look, he that is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.

Micah 6:8

He has showed 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?

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus declared, “I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes;

Matthew 11:6

And blessed is he who takes no offense at me.”

Matthew 13:16

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

Matthew 19:14

but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 24:46

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

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Matthew 3:2

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

Matthew 8:11

I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

Mark 10:14

But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

Luke 11:28

But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 22:29

and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom,

Luke 22:30

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

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

John 20:29

Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.

James 1:10

and the rich in his humiliation, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

Revelation 19:9

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

Revelation 22:14

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

Revelation 3:17

For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing; not knowing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.