5 1 WHEN HE SAW the crowds he went up the hill. There he took his seat, and when his disciples had gathered round him 5 2 he began to address them. And this is the teaching he gave: - The Beatitudes Mt.5.3-11 (Galilee)- Lk.6.20-23 | NEB Contents | notes
5 4 How blest are the sorrowful; they shall find consolation.
5 5 How blest are those of a gentle spirit; they shall have the earth for their possession.
5 6 How blest are those who hunger and thirst to see right prevail; Or: to do what is right. they shall be satisfied.
5 7 How blest are those who show mercy; mercy shall be shown to them.
5 8 How blest are those whose hearts are pure; they shall see God.
5 9 How blest are the peacemakers; God shall call them his sons.
5 10 How blest are those who have suffered persecution for the cause of right; the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
5 11 'How blest you are, when you suffer insults and persecution and every kind of calumny for my sake. 5 12 Accept it with gladness and exultation, for you have a rich reward in heaven; in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.