Exodus 20:6

1 Samuel 2:30

Proverbs 8:17

Matthew 5:3

3“How blessed are those who are destitute in spirit,Ps 51:17; Prov 16:19; 29:23; Isa 57:15; 66:2; Luke 6:20

for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

Luke 6:20

20Jesus Pronounces Blessings and Judgment Matthew 5:1-12Then Jesus ▼
▼Lit. he
 looked at his disciples and said,Matt 5:3; 11:5; James 2:5

“How blessed are you who are destitute,

for the kingdom of God is yours!

John 7:48

48None of the authorities or Pharisees has believed in him, has he?John 12:42; Acts 6:7; 1Cor 1:20, 26; 2:8

1 Corinthians 1:26

26Brothers, think about your own calling. Not many of you were wise by human standards, ▼
▼Lit. according to the flesh
 not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.John 7:48

1 Corinthians 1:28

28And God chose what is insignificant in the world, what is despised, what is nothing, in order to destroy what is something,Rom 4:17; 1Cor 2:6

1 Corinthians 2:9

9But as it is written,Isa 64:4

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard,

and no mind has imagined

the things that God has prepared

for those who love him.” ▼
▼Isa 64:4

1 Timothy 6:18

18They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, and to share.Luke 12:21; Rom 12:13; Gal 6:6; 1Tim 5:10; Titus 3:8; Heb 13:16; James 2:5

2 Timothy 4:8

8The victor's crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing.1Cor 9:25; 2Tim 1:12; James 1:12; 1Pet 5:4; Rev 2:10

James 1:12

12Our Desires Tempt UsHow blessed is the man who endures temptation! When he has passed the test, he will receive the victor's crown of life that God ▼
▼Lit. he; other mss. read God; still other mss. read the Lord
 has promised to those who keep on loving him.Job 5:17; Prov 3:11-12; Matt 10:22; 19:28-29; 1Cor 9:25; 2Tim 4:8; Heb 12:5; James 2:5; 1Pet 5:4; Rev 2:10; 3:19

Revelation of John 2:9

9‘I know your suffering, your poverty—though you are rich—and the slander on the part of those who claim to be Jews but aren't. They are the synagogue of Satan.Luke 12:21; Rom 2:17, 28-29; 9:6; 1Tim 6:18; James 2:5; Rev 2:2; 3:9
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