Happy are the poor — In the following discourse there is, A sweet invitation to true holiness and happiness, Matthew 5:3-12. A persuasive to impart it to others, Matthew 5:13-16. A description of true Christian holiness, Matthew 5:17; Matthew 7:12. (in which it is easy to observe, the latter part exactly answers the former.) The conclusion: giving a sure mark of the true way, warning against false prophets, exhorting to follow after holiness. The poor in spirit — They who are unfeignedly penitent, they who are truly convinced of sin; who see and feel the state they are in by nature, being deeply sensible of their sinfulness, guiltiness, helplessness. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven — The present inward kingdom: righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, as well as the eternal kingdom, if they endure to the end. Luke 6:20.
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Matthew 5:3
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.