The Sermon on the Mount
1 Jesus saw the crowds and went up a hill, where he sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them:
True Happiness
3 "Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor;
the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
4 Is 61.2"Happy are those who mourn;
God will comfort them!
5 Ps 37.11"Happy are those who are humble;
they will receive what God has promised!
6 Is 55.1,2; Si 24.21"Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires;
God will satisfy them fully!
7 "Happy are those who are merciful to others;
God will be merciful to them!
8 Ps 24.3,4; 2 Esd 7.98"Happy are the pure in heart;
they will see God!
9 "Happy are those who work for peace;
God will call them his children!
10 1 P 3.14"Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires;
the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
11 1 P 4.14"Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers. 12 2 Ch 36.16; Si 2.8;Ac 7.52Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted.