Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 5 · Words of Christ are set in red.

2 songs meet this passage

  • Like a Rolling Stone · Bob Dylan

    resonates with Matthew 5:3

    Poverty of spirit and the stripping away of status is where Jesus says blessing begins, though the song doesn't name that hope, it points toward the same raw honesty.

  • “The words that Jesus said / About the road to happiness”

    Man in Black · Johnny Cash

    resonates with Matthew 5:3-10

    The Beatitudes describe the very 'road to happiness through love and charity' the song says most people ignore.

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