Matthew 5:3-5

“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.

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

3 songs meet this passage

  • All This Time · Sting

    resonates with Matthew 5:3-5

    Directly draws from the Beatitudes, though the song uses it ironically, juxtaposed with the dying father's cynical response.

  • 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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