aFor ver. 3-12, [Luke 6:20-23]
b[Isa. 61:1; 66:2]
c[Luke 12:32]
dIsa. 61:2, 3; John 16:20; 2 Cor. 1:7; 7:10; Rev. 21:4; [James 4:9, 10]
ePs. 37:11
fPs. 37:11
gPs. 42:2; Isa. 55:1, 2; John 7:37
h2 Tim. 2:22; [ch. 6:33]
ich. 18:33; 25:34-36; Prov. 19:17; Luke 6:36; 2 Tim. 1:16; Heb. 6:10
jPs. 24:4; 2 Tim. 2:22; [1 Pet. 1:22]
kHeb. 12:14; 1 John 3:2, 3; Rev. 22:4; [1 Cor. 13:12]
lJames 3:18
m1 John 3:1
nRom. 8:14
p2 Tim. 2:12; James 5:11; 1 Pet. 3:14
q[See ver. 3 above]
rHeb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14
sJohn 15:21
tLuke 10:23, 24; [ch. 16:17]
u[See ver. 16 above]
vHeb. 11:13; 1 Pet. 1:10-12; [John 8:56]
wMatt. 13:16, 17; [Matt. 16:17]
xHeb. 11:13; 1 Pet. 1:10-12; [John 8:56]
yJohn 17:9, 11, 15
z[Ps. 51:13; John 21:15-17]
aa2 Cor. 1:3; Eph. 1:3
abTitus 3:5
acver. 23
adch. 3:21; [1 Cor. 15:20]
aeRom. 8:17
af[ch. 5:4]
ag[Col. 1:5; 2 Tim. 4:8]
ahEph. 2:8
ai[ch. 5:10; Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:17; Heb. 12:11]
aj[2 John 1; 3 John 1]
akSee Luke 24:48

Matthew 5:3-11

3 a“Blessed are bthe poor in spirit, for ctheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4“Blessed are dthose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5“Blessed are the emeek, for they fshall inherit the earth.

6“Blessed are those who hunger and gthirst hfor righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

7“Blessed are ithe merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8“Blessed are jthe pure in heart, for kthey shall see God.

9“Blessed are lthe peacemakers, for mthey shall be called nsons ▼
▼Greek huioi; see Preface
 of God.

10 p“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for qtheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 r“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely son my account.

Matthew 13:16-17

16But tblessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 uFor truly, I say to you, vmany prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Luke 10:23-24

23Then turning to the disciples he said privately, w“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24For I tell you xthat many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”

Luke 22:32

32but yI have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, zstrengthen your brothers.”

1 Peter 1:3-5

Born Again to a Living Hope

3 aaBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! abAccording to his great mercy, ache has caused us to be born again to a living hope adthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4to aean inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and afunfading, agkept in heaven for you, 5who by God’s power are being guarded ahthrough faith for a salvation aiready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 5:1

Shepherd the Flock of God

1So I exhort the elders among you, ajas a fellow elder and aka witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
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