Matthew 5:3

American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι: ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

Transliteration

Makarioi the ptōchoi in the pneumati: hoti of-them estin the basileia of-the ouranōn.

Grammar Details

• *Makarioi*: nominative masculine plural adjective - blessed/happy
• *ptōchoi*: nominative masculine plural - poor/destitute
• *pneumati*: dative neuter singular - in spirit
• *hoti*: conjunction - because/for
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *basileia*: nominative feminine singular - kingdom/reign
• *ouranōn*: genitive masculine plural - of heavens

Word Meanings

• *Makarioi*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *ptōchoi*: poor/destitute/beggarly
• *pneumati*: spirit/breath/wind
• *basileia*: kingdom/reign/rule
• *ouranōn*: heavens/skies

Referenced Verses

• Isa 66:2 : 2 For all these things hath my hand made, and [so] all these things came to be, saith Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.
• Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
• 2 Chr 7:14 : 14 if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
• Ps 34:18 : 18 Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
• Ps 51:17 : 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
• Luke 18:14 : 14 I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;
• Prov 16:19 : 19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
• Matt 18:1-3 : 1 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• 2 Chr 34:27 : 27 because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.
• Mic 6:8 : 8 He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?
• Matt 5:3-9 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye when [men] shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Luke 6:20-26 : 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [are] ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed [are] ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are] ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap [for joy] : for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 25 Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe [unto you], when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
• Lev 26:41-42 : 41 I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity; 42 then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
• Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
• Ps 1:1 : 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
• Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
• Ps 32:1-2 : 1 [[ A Psalm] of David. Maschil]. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
• Ps 41:1 : 1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
• Ps 119:1-2 : 1 ALEPH. Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.
• Ps 84:12 : 12 O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
• Deut 8:2 : 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.
• Job 42:6 : 6 Wherefore I abhor [myself], And repent in dust and ashes.
• 2 Chr 33:12 : 12 And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
• 2 Chr 33:19 : 19 His prayer also, and how [God] was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.
• 2 Chr 33:23 : 23 And he humbled not himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
• Ps 146:5 : 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God:
• Prov 8:32 : 32 Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.
• Matt 11:25 : 25 At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: [
• Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right [to come] to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
• Mark 10:14 : 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.
• Rom 4:6-9 : 6 Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works, 7 [ saying], Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom, the Lord will not reckon sin. 9 Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.
• Jas 1:10 : 10 and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
• Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which [the Lord] promised to them that love him.
• John 20:29 : 29 Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.
• Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
• Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
• Jas 4:9-9 : 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
• Rev 19:9 : 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God.
• Matt 13:16 : 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
• Matt 24:46 : 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
• Matt 8:11 : 11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
• Matt 11:6 : 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.
• Matt 3:2 : 2 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus], Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke] : turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God. 19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.
• Ps 128:1 : 1 [A Song of Ascents]. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.
• Dan 5:21-22 : 21 and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts', and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the Most High God ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will. 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this,