Editing Beatitudes (section)

== Matthew 5:3–12 ==
[[File:Saint Cajetan Church, Gustavo A. Madero, Federal District, Mexico11.jpg|thumb|150px|Plaque of the Eight beatitudes, St. Cajetan Church, [[Lindavista]], Mexico]]
[[File:Beatitudes 2016-10-15 2825.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Text of the Beatitudes at Our Lady of Peace Shrine, along [[Interstate 80 in Wyoming|I-80]] in [[Pine Bluffs, Wyoming]] (2016)]]
The nine Beatitudes in Matthew:<ref name= "Westmin" /><ref name= "Cathenc" /><ref>{{bibleverse |Matthew|5:3–12|NIV}}</ref>{{poemquote |
<sup>3</sup>Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
<sup>4</sup>Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
<sup>5</sup>Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the Earth.
<sup>6</sup>Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
<sup>7</sup>Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
<sup>8</sup>Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
<sup>9</sup>Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called the Sons of God.
<sup>10</sup>Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
<sup>11</sup>Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
<sup>12</sup>Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you...|char=|sign=|title=|source=}}

The ninth beatitude (Matthew 5:11–12) refers to the bearing of reviling and is addressed to the disciples.<ref>{{Citation | title = The Beatitudes | first = George | last = Hunsinger | publisher = Paulist Press | date = March 2016}}.</ref>{{Page needed |date=April 2019}}<ref>{{Citation | series =Memorize the Faith | title = The Nine Beatitudes | first = Kevin | last = Vost | publisher = Sophia Institute Press | place = NH | year = 2006 | page = 553}}.</ref> [[R. T. France|R.T. France]] considers verses 11 and 12 to be based on {{Bibleverse |Isaiah|51:7}}.<ref>{{cite book | last= France | first=R.T. | title= The Gospel According to Matthew: an Introduction and Commentary | location= Leicester | publisher= Send the Light | edition= 1 |date=October 1987 | isbn= 0-8028-0063-7}}</ref>

The Beatitudes unique to Matthew are the meek, the merciful, the pure of heart, and the peacemakers, while the other four have similar entries in Luke, but are followed almost immediately by "four woes".<ref name= "Hastings">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c311iUKey8kC |series=Dictionary of the Bible: dealing with its language, literature, and contents, including the Biblical theology |editor-first1=James |editor-last1=Hastings |editor-first2=John A |editor-last2=Selbie |editor-first3=A B |editor-last3=Davidson |editor-first4=S R |editor-last4=Driver |editor-first5=Henry Barclay |editor-last5=Swete |title=Volume I: A–Feasts |first=Rev. Arthur (for entry "Beatitudes") |last=Plummer |year=1898 |isbn=1410217221 |location=[[Edinburgh]] |publisher=[[T&T Clark]] |pages=261–262 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>  The term "poor in spirit" is unique to Matthew. While thematically similar, the introduction of the phrase "Poor in spirit" spiritualizes or ethicizes the poor in their predicament (in alignment with Isaiah 61),<ref>The Oxford Companion to the Bible, Ed. Metzger and Coogan, 1993 p. 688 {{ISBN|0-19-504645-5}}</ref> while the Lucan version focuses on their actual hardship, poverty, marginalization and rejection of the poor who will see eventual vindication.