When he was in distress, he sought the favour of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
Matthew 5:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous–with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! American Standard Version (1901) Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Common English Bible “Happy are people who are hopeless, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Catholic Public Domain Version "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
When he was in distress, he sought the favour of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
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.
But he did not humble himself before the Lord like his father Manasseh humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
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.
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.
Therefore, I reject my words and am sorry for them; I am dust and ashes. ,
Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble , than to divide plunder with the proud.
A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honour.
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.
For the High and Exalted One, who lives for ever, 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.
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 broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;
My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favourably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
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.
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.
‘Blessed are your eyes because they do see, and your ears because they do hear.
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.’ ,
Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.
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.
I tell you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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.
He said, ‘Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.’
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.’
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.
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,
Jesus said, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.’
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.
but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
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.
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?
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.’
‘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.
For you say, “I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,” and you don’t realise that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.