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Related passages to Matthew 5:3 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, Matthew 5:2, Matthew 5:4, and Matthew 4, and more.

Matthew 5:3 (YLT)

Passage

`Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Nearby Context

Matthew 5:1 And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,

Matthew 5:2 and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

Matthew 5:3 `Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Matthew 5:4 `Happy the mourning--because they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:5 `Happy the meek--because they shall inherit the land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "happy", "poor", "spirit--because", "theirs", "reign", and "heavens". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "happy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "and having opened his mouth he was..." into verse 4's "Happy the mourning--because they shall be comforted...", so "Spirit" and "happy" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "happy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.