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Happy are the people who are sad now.
    God will come near to help them.[a]
Happy are the people who are kind.
    The whole earth will belong to them.
Happy are the people who want to obey God, as much as they want to eat food.
    God will give to them everything that they need.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:4 Jesus was not only speaking about people who are sad. Some people are sorry about all the bad things that they have done. Jesus was speaking about those people.

Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.(A)
Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.(B)
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.(C)

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