Editing Beatitudes (section)

== In other religious texts ==
Also in the New Testament, the [[Epistle of James]] contains a verse which is worded in much the same way as the Beatitudes; and which shares themes particularly with Matthew 5:10,12:

{{blockquote |Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him. (James 1:12)<ref>{{bibleverse |James|1:12|NIV}}</ref>}}

In the [[Book of Mormon]], a religious text of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]], Jesus delivers a sermon to a group of people in the Americas shortly after His death and resurrection. This event, believed by adherents to be part of Christ's visit to the Americas around the year 34, is recorded in [[3 Nephi]] 12, where Jesus teaches a version of the Beatitudes similar to that found in Matthew 5.

{{poemquote | <sup>3</sup> Yea, blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. <sup>4</sup> And blessed are all they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. <sup>5</sup> And blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. <sup>6</sup> And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost. <sup>7</sup> And blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. <sup>8</sup> And blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall see God. <sup>9</sup> And blessed are all the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. <sup>10</sup> And blessed are all they who are persecuted for my name's sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.}}

Though the teachings in 3 Nephi 12 closely mirror the Beatitudes in Matthew, the Book of Mormon version emphasizes the importance of [[baptism]] and receiving the [[Holy Ghost]], which is seen as central to the blessings. Additionally, in 3 Nephi 12:48, Jesus invites the people to be perfect, "even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect,"<ref name="LDS">{{Cite web |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/12?lang=eng |title=3 Nephi 12 |publisher=Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |access-date=2024-10-01 }}</ref> expanding the call to divine perfection to include Himself, thus highlighting His divinity in the post-resurrection context of the Americas.

The [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]] [[Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas#Lawḥ-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Tablet)|'' Lawḥ-i-Aqdas'']] tablet concludes with 21 beatitudes, including this statement:
{{blockquote|Blessed the soul that hath been raised to life through My quickening breath and hath gained admittance into My heavenly Kingdom.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/TB/tb-3.html |title= Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
|author= Bahá'u'lláh
|author-link= Bahá'u'lláh
|publisher= US Bahá'í Publishing Trust |edition= pocket-size |page= 269 |year= 1988 |access-date= September 4, 2013}}</ref>}}

The [[Qur'an]] mirrors the Bible only in Q:21:105 which resembles {{Bibleverse|Psalm|25:13}} referred to in {{Bibleverse|Matthew|5:5}}; but the Qur'an uses "righteous" rather than "meek".<ref>{{cite book |title= The Quran and the Secular Mind |url= https://archive.org/details/quransecularmind00akht |url-access= limited |first1=Shabbir |last1= Akhtar |author-link= Shabbir Akhtar |date=December 19, 2007 |isbn= 978-0-41543783-7 |page= [https://archive.org/details/quransecularmind00akht/page/n390 380] |location= London, New York |publisher=Routledge}}</ref> The Qur'an (e.g., "say the word of humility and enter the gate of paradise") and some [[Hadith]] (''e.g.'', "My mercy exceeds my anger") contain some passages with somewhat similar tone, but distinct phraseology, from the Beatitudes.<ref name= "Randall41" />

The [[Bhagavad Gita]] and the traditional writings of [[Buddhism]] (e.g., some of the [[Mangala Sutta]]) have been interpreted as including teachings whose intentions resemble some of the messages of Beatitudes (e.g., humility and absence of ego), although their wording is not the same.<ref name= "Randall41">{{cite book |title= Strangers on the Shore: The Beatitudes in World Religions |first1= Albert B. |last1= Randall |year=2006 |isbn= 978-0-8204-8136-4 |pages= 41–44|publisher= Peter Lang }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Buddhism and Society |first1= Melford E. |last1=Spiro |date= May 27, 1982 |isbn= 0-52004672-2 | page = 359|publisher= University of California Press }}</ref>

Six "modern Beatitudes" were proposed by [[Pope Francis]] during his visit to [[Malmö]], Sweden on [[All Saints Day]] 2016:<ref>{{cite web | year = 2016 |url= http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2016/pope-offers-new-beatitudes-for-saints-of-a-new-age.cfm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161102163658/http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2016/pope-offers-new-beatitudes-for-saints-of-a-new-age.cfm |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 2, 2016 |title= Pope offers new Beatitudes for saints of a new age| work = Catholic news}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | year = 2016 |url= https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2016/documents/papa-francesco_20161101_omelia-svezia-malmo.html |title= HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS| work = Vatican}}</ref>
{{Blockquote |
# Blessed are those who remain faithful while enduring evils inflicted on them by others and forgive them from their heart.
# Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalized and show them their closeness.
# Blessed are those who see God in every person and strive to make others also discover Him.
# Blessed are those who protect and care for our common home.
# Blessed are those who renounce their own comfort in order to help others.
# Blessed are those who pray and work for full communion between Christians.}}