Add parallel Print Page Options

[a]Blessed are the meek,(A)
    for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,[b]
    for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.(B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 5:5 Cf. Ps 37:11, “…the meek shall possess the land.” In the psalm “the land” means the land of Palestine; here it means the kingdom.
  2. 5:6 For righteousness: a Matthean addition. For the meaning of righteousness here, see note on Mt 3:14–15.

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

Read full chapter