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NASB					Matt 5:3 ¶ "¹ ^ABlessed³¹⁰⁷ are the ²poor⁴⁴³⁴ in spirit⁴¹⁵¹, for ^Btheirs⁸⁴⁶ is the kingdom⁹³² of heaven³⁷⁷².
AMPLIFIED 2015					Matt 5:3 ¶ "Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are the poor in spirit [those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever]. [Luke 6:20-23]

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I.e. fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11

I.e. those who are not spiritually arrogant

NASB Cross References:
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Matt 5:3 ¶ "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matt 5:10 ¶ "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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846

autos; an intensive pron., a prim. word; (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same:--accompanied*(2), agree*(1), anyone(1), both*(1), city(2), even(1), here*(1), herself(5), himself(83), itself(7), just(1), lies(1), like(1), like-minded(1), money(1), myself(10), number(1), one(1), one's(2), other(1), ourselves(8), own(2), part(1), people(1), person(1), personally(1), righteousness(1), same(59), same things(4), same way(1), selves(1), sight(1), temple(1), theirs(3), themselves(23), there*(2), these(1), these things(2), this(1), those(2), together*(8), very(17), very one(1), very thing(4), well(1), who(3), whose(2), whose*(1), women(1), yourself(3), yourselves(14), yourselves*(3).

932

basileia; from 936; kingdom, sovereignty, royal power:--kingdom(159), kingdoms(3), reigns*(1).

3107

makarios; from makar (happy); blessed, happy:--blessed(1), blessed(46), fortunate(1), happier(1), happy(1).

3772

ouranos; a prim. word; heaven:--air(9), heaven(218), heavenly*(1), heavens(24), sky(22).

4151

pneuma; from 4154; wind, spirit:--breath(3), Spirit(241), spirit(101), spirits(32), spiritual(1), wind(1), winds(1).

4434

ptôchos; adj. from ptôssô (to crouch, cower); (of one who crouches and cowers, hence) beggarly, poor:--poor(29), poor man(5), worthless(1).

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