The Beatitudes are eight blessings Jesus spoke when he began to teach his disciples on a mountain. They open the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:3–10, each starting with “Blessed”. A ninth saying in verses 11–12 speaks to his listeners directly, and some count it as a ninth beatitude. Luke 6:20–26 has four blessings and four woes. In the King James Version, Matthew’s eight read: “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” “Blessed…

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