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| | |<span id="5:3"></span>Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | | |<span id="5:3"></span>Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| − | |Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. | + | |Blessed are those who are not full of the themselves. The Kingdom of heaven is theirs.<ref>Alternative: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven."</ref> |
| | |The [[Greek]] word '''μακαριος''', "blessed," comes from '''μη''' (not) and the root '''καρ-''' which connotes being cut off. Thus when Jesus says that people are blessed, He means that they will not be cut off from God. | | |The [[Greek]] word '''μακαριος''', "blessed," comes from '''μη''' (not) and the root '''καρ-''' which connotes being cut off. Thus when Jesus says that people are blessed, He means that they will not be cut off from God. |
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| | The Greek word '''ουρανος''', literally "sky", is always rendered in the plural. (In the Old Testament it was rendered in the Hebrew dual number.) | | The Greek word '''ουρανος''', literally "sky", is always rendered in the plural. (In the Old Testament it was rendered in the Hebrew dual number.) |
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| + | Here and in the rest of the "beatitudes", blessed is a good translation but behind the makarios is the ASHRAIcem, ASHRAIhem of the Hebrew rather than barukh. Ashrai is used for the palpable and overflowing blessing and presence of God rather than the consecratory state, The root of ashrai is used for "happiness" Change in word order for the this and the rest of beatitudes is permitted by grammar and brings the true and unexpected reversal which is the teaching of Christ. |
| − | |<span id="5:3"></span>Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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| − | |So truly blessed are those that are not full of the themselves. The Kingdom of heaven is theirs.
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| − | |Here and in the rest of the "beatitudes", blessed is a good translation but behind the makarios is the ASHRAIcem, ASHRAIhem of the Hebrew rather than barukh. Ashrai is used for the palpable and overflowwing blessing and presence of God rather than the consecratory state, The root of ashrai is used for "happiness" Change in word order for the this and the rest of beatitudes is permitted by grammar and brings the true and unexpected reversal which is the teaching of Christ.
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