Matthew 5:3-10

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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

6 songs meet this passage

  • “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.

  • 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.

  • Immigrant Song · Led Zeppelin

    resonates with Matthew 5:9

    The surprising closing turn toward peace and trust, after all the conquest imagery, brushes up against Jesus' blessing on peacemakers.

  • “You wanna stay alive, better do what you can”

    Beat It · Michael Jackson

    resonates with Matthew 5:9

    The urging to flee violence rather than fight for pride resonates with Jesus' blessing on peacemakers.

  • “Got a gun that my granddad gave me”

    Try That in a Small Town · Jason Aldean

    strains against Matthew 5:9

    Jesus blesses peacemakers; the lyric leans into armed readiness as the proud answer to conflict rather than pursuing peace.

  • “I bled for love, not for your war cries”

    I Never Said That (RedWords) · JoshM

    resonates with Matthew 5:9

    The song opens by setting mercy against militant co-opting of Christ's name, directly invoking the peacemaker beatitude it later quotes.

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