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1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition, when it is a low condition. They are humble and lowly in their own eyes.
- Hastings
The First Beatitude Blessed are the poor in spirit: for...
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And when he was set - This was the common mode of teaching...
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'And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain: and...
- For They Shall Be Comforted
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be...
- Hastings
The Apostle Paul wrote much the same thing: Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith (1 Timothy 1:5). David Guzik commentary on Matthew 5, where Jesus teaches the Sermon on the mount to the disciples, including the beatitudes.
3. The meek are happy. The meek are those who quietly submit to God; who can bear insult; are silent, or return a soft answer; who, in their patience, keep possession of their own souls, when they can scarcely keep possession of anything else. These meek ones are happy, even in this world.
III. We have the greatness of this sin set forth, v. 4, 5. It is great partiality, it is injustice, and it is to set ourselves against God, who has chosen the poor, and will honour and advance them (if good), let who will despise them. 1. In this sin there is shameful partiality: Are you not then partial in yourselves?
1 kwi 2008 · 5:4. “Blessed are those who mourn, This mourning has to do with mourning over sin and not over a loss of a person or object. This is mourning over loss of fellowship with the Lord. The word for “mourn” is the strongest word in the Greek for mourning. It is the word used for mourning for the dead.
Matthew 5:4. This verse echoes the beatitude in Matthew 5:4: "Blessed are those who mourn." It mentions one of the sacrifices that God accepts: the contrite spirit, the broken heart. What is mourned here is spiritual in nature, and the sorrow is likewise spiritual, a kind of contrition or remorse.
What does Matthew 5:4 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. God used a 24/7 prayer line to bring hope to thousands.
