Beatitudes from the Gospel of St. Matthew (The Bible) - St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral - Cheyenne, WY - Etched in Stone on Waymarking.com

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Verse 3 (visit link) )
Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. (Verse 4 (visit link) )
Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. (Verse 5 (visit link) )
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. (Verse 6 (visit link) )
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (Verse 7 (visit link) )
Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. (Verse 8 (visit link) )
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (Verse 9 (visit link) )
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Verse 10 (visit link) )"

The solemn blessings (beatitudines, benedictiones) which mark the opening of the Sermon on the Mount, the very first of Our Lord's sermons in the Gospel of St. Matthew (5:3-10).

Four of them occur again in a slightly different form in the Gospel of St. Luke (6:22), likewise at the beginning of a sermon, and running parallel to Matthew 5-7, if not another version of the same. And here they are illustrated by the opposition of the four curses (24-26).

The fuller account and the more prominent place given the Beatitudes in St. Matthew are quite in accordance with the scope and the tendency of the First Gospel, in which the spiritual character of the Messianic kingdom — the paramount idea of the Beatitudes — is consistently put forward, in sharp contrast with Jewish prejudices. The very peculiar form in which Our Lord proposed His blessings make them, perhaps, the only example of His sayings that may be styled poetical — the parallelism of thought and expression, which is the most striking feature of Biblical poetry, being unmistakably clear. (from (visit link)
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"Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. Matthew 5:11"

The various translations of the above verse (which actually, is verse 11 and verse 12) may be found at (visit link) for verse 11 and (visit link) for verse 12. The above seems to be a blend of various versions of the Bible.

Address: 2107 Capitol Ave. Cheyenne, WY USA Website: Not listed

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