Matthew 5:3

Matthew 5:3
Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

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Exodus 20:6
And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

1 Samuel 2:30
For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

Proverbs 8:17
Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

Matthew 8:11
And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

Mark 10:14
And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

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Ruth 2:7
And she said to me, Let me come into the grain-field and take up the grain after the cutters. So she came, and has been here from morning till now, without resting even for a minute.

Proverbs 18:23
The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

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2 Chronicles 33:12
And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,

2 Chronicles 33:13
And made prayer to him; and in answer to his prayer God let him come back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh was certain that the Lord was God.

Ezekiel 16:63
So that, at the memory of these things, you may be at a loss, never opening your mouth because of your shame; when you have my forgiveness for all you have done, says the Lord.

James 4:10
Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.

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Psalms 22:24
For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

Psalms 34:6
This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

Psalms 69:28
Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.

Psalms 69:29
But I am poor and full of sorrow; let me be lifted up by your salvation, O Lord.

Psalms 69:33
For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.

Psalms 86:1
A Prayer. Of David. Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

Psalms 102:17
When he has given ear to the prayer of the poor, and has not put his request on one side.

Psalms 140:12
I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

Isaiah 14:32
What answer, then, will my people give to the representatives of the nation? That the Lord is the builder of Zion, and she will be a safe place for the poor of his people.

Isaiah 41:17
The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.

Matthew 16:18
And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.

Luke 7:22
And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him who gives ear, say, Come. And let him who is in need come; and let everyone desiring it take of the water of life freely.

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Deuteronomy 33:29
Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, a people whose saviour is the Lord, whose help is your cover, whose sword is your strength! All those who are against you will put themselves under your rule, and your feet will be planted on their high places.

Psalms 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

Psalms 32:2
Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Psalms 112:1
Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

Psalms 128:1
A Song of the going up. Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

Matthew 11:6
And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

Revelation 22:14
A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.

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Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

1 Corinthians 2:14
For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

Colossians 3:12
As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

1 Thessalonians 5:23
And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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2 Samuel 22:28
For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.

Job 22:29
For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

Proverbs 13:7
A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

Luke 1:51
With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.

Luke 1:52
He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.

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Matthew 19:23
And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 23:13
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

Luke 6:24
But unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now.

Luke 18:24
And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

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John 11:33
And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,

1 Corinthians 14:14
For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.

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Luke 10:23
And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see:

Luke 10:24
For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

John 20:29
Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!

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Ezekiel 9:6
Give up to destruction old men and young men and virgins, little children and women: but do not come near any man who has the mark on him: and make a start at my holy place. So they made a start with the old men who were before the house.

Joel 2:13
Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.

2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.

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Luke 1:68
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

Ephesians 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

2 Timothy 4:8
From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.

1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:4
And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,

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Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

Matthew 5:15
And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

Matthew 5:16
Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:17
Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.

Matthew 5:19
Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:12
All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

1 Peter 4:14
If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.

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