Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
He lifted
Blessed
Bible References
He lifted
Matthew 5:2
And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,
Matthew 12:49
And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, Behold, My mother and My brothers!
Mark 3:34
And He looked around on those who sat about Him, and said, Behold My mother and My brothers!
Blessed
Luke 6:24
But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.
Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed,
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted and you are tormented.
1 Samuel 2:8
He raises up the poor out of the dust; He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to set them among princes; yea, He causes them to inherit a throne of honor; for to Jehovah are the pillars of the earth; and He sets the habitable world on them.
Psalm 37:16
A little to the righteous is better than the riches of many wicked.
Psalm 113:7
He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the dunghill,
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be of an humble spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Isaiah 29:19
And the meek shall increase joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 57:15
For so says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity; whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, even with the contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 66:2
For all those My hand has made, and all those exist, says Jehovah. But to this one I will look, to the afflicted and contrite spirit, and the one who trembles at My Word.
Zephaniah 3:12
I will also leave in your midst a poor and weak people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah.
Zechariah 11:11
And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock who were watching Me knew that it was the Word of Jehovah.
Matthew 11:5
the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel proclaimed to them.
John 7:48
Is it not true that not any of the rulers or of the Pharisees have believed into him?
1 Corinthians 1:26
For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise men according to the flesh are called, not many mighty, not many noble.
2 Corinthians 6:10
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 8:2
that in much testing of trouble, the overflowing of their joy, and the depth of their poverty, abounded to the riches of their generosity.
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
James 1:9
But let the humble brother rejoice in his exaltation;
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him?
Revelation 2:9
I know your works and tribulation and poverty (but you are rich), and I know the blasphemy of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.