Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful,

for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they will see God.

Matthew 5:5-8

Blessed are the meek,

for they will inherit the

earth.

Matthew 5:5

7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;

do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

9For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

10A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

11But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

12The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;

13but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.

Psalm 37:7-11

13It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through

the righteousness that comes by faith.

Romans 4:13

46And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord

47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for he has been mindful

of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,

49for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.

50His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.

51He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.

52He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.

53He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. 54He has helped his servant Israel,

remembering to be merciful 55to Abraham and his descendants forever,

just as he promised our ancestors.” Luke 1:46-55

The Boys Are Hungry.

2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

Matthew 4:2

2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that

the Lord is good.

1 Peter 2:2-3

2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that

the Lord is good.

1 Peter 2:2-3

7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Matthew 5:7

     

Mercy compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one

subject to one's power; also : lenient or compassionate treatment

14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also

forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Matthew 6:14-15

8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:8

24“ ‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26I will give you a new heart

and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:24-26

13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your

salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is

a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to

the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:13-14

14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15And he died for all, that those who live should no

longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

16So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:The old has gone, the new is here! 18All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19that God was

reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20We are

therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal

through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 

2 Corinthians 5:14-20

1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free

from the law of sin and death.3For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,

God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.  And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4in order that the righteous requirement of

the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Romans 8:1-4