Matthew 5:3 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 5:3

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 3.) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. This is what we read elsewhere: And the humble in spirit will be saved (Psalm 34:16): But lest anyone should think that poverty, which is sometimes borne out of necessity, is being preached by the Lord, he added 'in spirit,' so that you would understand it as humility, not as lack. Blessed are the poor in spirit, who are poor by choice for the sake of the Holy Spirit.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Blessed are the poor in spirit,.... Not the poor in purse, or who are so with respect to things temporal: for though God has chosen and called many, who are in such a condition of life, yet not all; the kingdom of heaven cannot be said to belong to them all, or only; but such as are poor in a spiritual sense.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The foundation of all other graces is laid in humility. Those who would build high must begin low; and it is an excellent preparative for the entrance of gospel-grace into the soul; it fits the soil to receive the seed. Those who are weary and heavy laden, are the poor in spirit, and they shall find rest with Christ.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Blessed are the poor in spirit - The word “blessed” means “happy,” referring to that which produces felicity, from whatever quarter it may come. Poor in spirit - Luke says simply, Blessed are the poor. It has been disputed whether Christ meant the poor in reference to the things of this life, or to the humble. The gospel is said to be preached to the poor, Luk 4:18; Mat 11:5. It was predicted that the Messiah would preach to the poor, Isa 61:1. It is said that they have special facilities for being saved, Mat 19:23; Luk 18:

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Μακάριοι	Makarioi	Blessed [are]	G3107 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
πτωχοὶ	ptōchoi	poor	G4434 →
τῷ	tō	in the	G3588 →
πνεύματι,	pneumati	spirit,	G4151 →
ὅτι	hoti	for	G3754 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	theirs	G846 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
βασιλεία	basileia	kingdom	G932 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
οὐρανῶν.¶	ouranōn	heavens.	G3772 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
leads to
- Matthew 23:12
  For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 14:11
  For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 11:2
  When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
- Isaiah 66:2
  Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles…
- James 4:6–10
  But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Through
Psalms 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
leads to
- Isaiah 57:15
  For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 147:3
  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Psalms 51:17
  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.