Matthew 5:1-2 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came to him:… They all agree in three things. 1. They are all spiritual. 2. They are all unpopular. 3. They are all present. (F. Wagstaff.) I. HAPPINESS. Nine of these verses begin with "blessed." The meaning of that word. Jesus came to bring happiness (Luke 2:14). "How to be happy" is everybody's question. Jesus answers it in these "' beatitudes." II. True happiness IS WITHIN. Not in pleasure, wealth, etc. III. This happiness is endowed with many PROMISES. IV. This happiness may CONTINUE IN ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES (vers. 10-12). V. Such happiness is DIFFUSIVE (vers. 13-16). (W. O. Simpson.) Parallel Verses KJV: And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: |
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