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Explore the Eight Beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3-12), a guide to spiritual life with detailed explanations and a printable checklist.

Illustration of Jesus teaching the Eight Beatitudes during the Sermon on the MountIllustration of Jesus teaching the Eight Beatitudes during the Sermon on the MountIllustration of Jesus teaching the Eight Beatitudes during the Sermon on the MountIllustration of Jesus teaching the Eight Beatitudes during the Sermon on the Mount
The sermon on the mount.

The beatitudes are considered by the Church to contain the most concise summary of the spiritual life of man, they are the teachings of Jesus during his Sermon on the Mount (the Beatitudes mountain) teachings in which he describes the attitudes and actions that should characterise his followers and disciples.
Jesus describes the qualities of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Heaven and indicates how each is or will be blessed.
Similar to how Moses taught the people of Israel from the mountain after he had received the ten Commandments, so Jesus begins his ministry by going up a mountain and teaching his disciples.
The Beatitudes are beauty, live by them and their meanings as they describe what it means to live by a set of gold plated spiritual standards.
A beatitude is a blessing, to be in beatitude is to have a feeling of great joy or supreme blessedness.
The beatitudes list below contains the 8 beatitudes from the gospel of Matthew Chapter 5:3-12 where they are referenced in the Sermon on the Mount, and they are points to remember when trying to live a Christian life.
A subset of the beatitudes are also recounted in the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:20–23.
These beatitudes have a few different versions and amongst other places are listed in the bible, King James version (KJV).
The Beatitudes in Matthew are followed by the words; Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Beatitude numbers 1, 2, 4 & 8 of the below are shared between Matthew and Luke.
The Beatitudes name are from the Latin word beatitudo, meaning happiness.

The Eight Beatitudes

01. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3)

The first beatitude teaches us to be the last of all, the servant of all, to be humble, to do not judge others and to share all.
Matthew mentions the poor in spirit, Luke, the poor, both texts say that the Kingdom is theirs.

02. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. (Matthew 5:4)

The second beatitude teaches is to consider well the people we and others have lost, the things we have not done well, and the things we long for. We should know that we are never alone.
Matthew says the mourners will be comforted, Luke says those who weep will laugh.

03. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5)

The third beatitude teaches us to be slow to anger, to be quick with patience and drop our ego.
Present in Matthew only, the text says that they will inherit the land.

04. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5:6)

The fourth beatitude teaches us to help others to take the right path, to trust everyone though they may let you down.
Matthew has those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be blessed,
Luke has blessed are you who are now hungry, both texts say they will be satisfied.

05. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. (Matthew 5:7)

The fifth beatitude teaches is to strive to do the right thing, to forgive others first, then ourselves. Our heavenly Father will forgive you our transgressions, if we forgive our fellow men theirs. (See also the Corporal and Spiritual works of Mercy).
We should let go of grudges and forgive those who have hurt or wronged us, this of course is difficult. Mercy always means choosing grace over retaliation.
This beatitude is present in the Matthew chapter of the Bible only, the text says that they will be shown mercy.

06. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8)

The sixth beatitude teaches us to build your castle with goodwill and with solid, blameless, foundations.
Present in Matthew only, the text says that the clean of heart will see God.

07. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9)

The seventh beatitude teaches us to love peace and to be involved in actively helping others to make peace.
Present in Matthew only, the text says that they will be called children of God.

08. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:10)

The eighth beatitude teaches us not to stop doing the right thing because of others.
Matthew says that those persecuted, hated and insulted because of Jesus are blessed, Luke says that those who are hated, excluded and insulted as followers of the Son of Man are blessed, both texts say they are to rejoice, for their reward will be great in Heaven.

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