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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount by declaring that the poor in spirit are blessed, because the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. The line announces a blessing; it does not give a command.
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
Jesus answers the saying "love your neighbor and hate your enemy" by commanding his hearers to love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them, so that they act as children of their Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:9
Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
Jesus teaches his disciples to begin prayer by addressing God as their Father in heaven and asking that his name be kept holy, before any request for their own needs.
Matthew 6:33
But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
Instead of anxiously seeking food and clothing, Jesus tells his hearers to seek God's Kingdom and his righteousness first, because their heavenly Father knows what they need and will give these things as well.
Matthew 7:24
“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount by saying that whoever hears his words and does them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock, a house that stands when the storm comes.
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Jesus invites those who labor and are burdened to come to him and receive rest.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16 explains God's saving love in terms of giving the Son so that believing people receive life rather than perish.
Romans 8:28
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Paul says God works all things together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Paul says he can do all things through Christ who strengthens him in the context of contentment.