10 Jan, 5.16 pm

The main ideas from this information are: - The poor in spirit will receive the kingdom of heaven. - Those who mourn will be comforted. - The meek will inherit the earth. - Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be satisfied. - The merciful will receive mercy. - The pure in heart will see God. - Peacemakers will be called sons of God. - Those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake will receive the kingdom of heaven. - Those who are reviled and persecuted for Jesus' sake should rejoice because they will be rewarded in heaven. - The prophets who came before also faced persecution. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be confronted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemaker, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be excludingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for say, they persecute the prophets who were before you.