- the poor:
- "Atª thatª timeª Jesusª answeredª° and said,ª° I thankª° thee,ª O Father,ª Lordª of heavenª andª earth,ª becauseª thou hast hidª° these thingsª fromª the wiseª andª prudent,ª andª hast revealedª° themª unto babes.ª" {Mtt 11:25} + "Atª the sameª timeª cameª° the¹ disciplesª unto Jesus,ª saying,ª° Whoªª isª° the greatestª inª the¹ kingdomª of heaven?ª ... Andª said,ª° Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª Exceptª ye be converted,ª° andª becomeª° asª little children,ª ye shall²° notª enterª° intoª the¹ kingdomª of heaven.ª" {Mtt 18:1-3} + "And [that] I¹ also¹ have walked²°¹ contraryª unto¹ them, and have broughtª° them into the landª of their enemies;ª° if¹ then²¹ their uncircumcisedª heartsª be humbled,ª° and they then¹ acceptª° of¹ the punishment of their iniquity:ª ... Then will I rememberª°¹ my covenantª with Jacob,ª and also¹¹ my covenantª with Isaac,ª and also¹¹ my covenantª with Abrahamª will I remember;ª° and I will rememberª° the land.ª" {Lev 26:41-42} + "And thou shalt rememberª°¹ all¹ the wayª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª led²°¹ thee these¹ fortyª yearsª in the wilderness,ª to¹ humbleª° thee, [and] to proveª° thee, to knowª°¹ what¹ [was] in thine heart,ª whether thou wouldest keepª° his commandments,ª or¹ no.¹" {Deu 8:2} + "If my people,ª which¹ are calledª°¹ by my name,ª shall humble²° themselves,¹ and pray,ª° and seekª° my face,ª and turnª° from their wickedª ways;ª¹ then will I¹ hearª° from¹ heaven,ª and will forgiveª° their sin,ª and will healª°¹ their land.ª" {2Ch 7:14} + "And when he was in affliction,ª° he besoughtª°¹ the LORDª¹ his God,ª and humbled²° himself¹ greatlyª beforeª¹ the Godª of his fathers,ª" {2Ch 33:12} + "His prayerª also, and [how God] was intreatedª° of him, and all¹ his sin,ª and his trespass,ª and the placesª wherein¹ he builtª° high places,ª and set upª° grovesª and graven images,ª beforeª he was humbled:ª° behold,¹ they [are] writtenª° among¹ the sayingsª of the seers.ª²°" {2Ch 33:19} + "And humbled²° not himself¹¹ beforeª¹ the LORD,ª as Manassehª his fatherª had humbled²° himself;¹ but¹ Amonª trespassedª more and more.ª°" {2Ch 33:23} + "Because¹ thine heartª was tender,ª° and thou didst humble²° thyself¹ beforeª¹ God,ª when thou heardestª°¹ his wordsª against¹ this¹ place,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and humbledst²° thyself¹ beforeª me, and didst rendª°¹ thy clothes,ª and weepª° beforeª me; I¹ have even heardª° [thee] also,¹ saithª° the LORD.ª" {2Ch 34:27} + "Wherefore¹¹ I abhorª° [myself], and repentª° in¹ dustª and ashes.ª" {Job 42:6} + "The LORDª [is] nighª unto them that are of a brokenª° heart;ª and savethª° such as be of a contriteª spirit.ª" {Psa 34:18} + "The sacrificesª of Godª [are] a brokenª° spirit:ª a brokenª° and a contriteª° heart,ª O God,ª thou wilt not¹ despise.ª°" {Psa 51:17} + "Betterª [it is to be] of an humbleª spiritª with¹ the lowly,ª°² than to divideª°¹ the spoilª with¹ the proud.ª" {Prv 16:19} + "A man'sª prideª shall bring him low:ª° but honourª shall upholdª° the humbleª in spirit.ª" {Prv 29:23} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the highª° and lofty Oneª° that inhabitethª° eternity,ª whose nameª [is] Holy;ª I dwellª° in the highª and holyª [place], with¹ him also [that is] of a contriteª and humbleª spirit,ª to reviveª° the spiritª of the humble,ª and to reviveª° the heartª of the contrite ones.ª°" {Isa 57:15} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª°" {Isa 61:1} + "For all¹ those¹ [things] hath mine handª made,ª° and all¹ those¹ [things] have been,¹ saithª° the LORD:ª but to¹ this¹ [man] will I look,ª° [even] to¹ [him that is] poorª and of a contriteª spirit,ª and tremblethª at¹ my word.ª" {Isa 66:2} + "I have surely²° heardª° Ephraimª bemoaning²° himself¹ [thus]; Thou hast chastisedª° me, and I was chastised,ª° as a bullockª unaccustomedªª° [to the yoke]: turnª° thou me, and I shall be turned;ª° for¹ thou¹ [art] the LORDª my God.ª ... [Is] Ephraimª my dearª son?ª [is he] a pleasantª child?ª for¹ sinceª¹ I spakeª° against him, I do earnestly²° rememberª° him still:¹ therefore¹¹ my bowelsª are troubledª° for him; I will surely²° have mercyª° upon him, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 31:18-20} + "And he was drivenª° fromª the sonsª of men;ª and his heartª was madeª° likeª the beasts,ª and his dwellingª [was] with¹ the wild asses:ª they fedª° him with grassª like oxen,ª and his bodyª was wetª° with the dewª¹ of heaven;ª tillª¹ he knewª° that¹ the most highª Godª ruledª in the kingdomª of men,ª and [that] he appointethª° overª it whomsoeverª¹ he will.ª° ... And thouª his son,ª O Belshazzar,ª hast notª humbledª° thine heart,ª thoughª¹¹ thou knewestª° allª this;ª" {Dan 5:21-22} + "He hath shewedª° thee, O man,ª what¹ [is] good;ª and what¹ doth the LORDª requireª° of¹ thee, but¹¹ to doª° justly,ª and to love²¹ mercy,ª and to walk²°¹ humblyª° with¹ thy God?ª" {Mic 6:8} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª [is] uponª me,ª becauseª¹ he hath anointedª° meª to preach the gospelª° to the poor;ª he hath sentª° meª to healª° the¹ brokenhearted,ªª° to preachª° deliveranceª to the captives,ª andª recovering of sightª to the blind,ª to setª° atª libertyª them that are bruised,ª°" {Lke 4:18} + "Andª heª lifted upª° his²¹ eyesª onª hisª disciples,ª and said,ª° Blessedª [be ye] poor:ª forª yoursª isª° the¹ kingdomª of God.ª" {Lke 6:20} + "I tellª° you,ª this manª went downª° toª his²¹ houseª justifiedª° [rather] thanª the other:ª forª every oneª that exaltethª° himselfª shall be abased;ª° andª he that humblethª° himselfª shall be exalted.ª°" {Lke 18:14} + "Butª the¹ rich,ª inª that he²¹ is made low:ª becauseª asª the flowerª of the grassª he shall pass away.ª°" {Jms 1:10} + "Be afflicted,ª° andª mourn,ª° andª weep:ª° let yourª laughterª be turnedª° toª mourning,ª andª [your] joyª toª heaviness.ª ... Humble yourselvesª° in the sightª of the¹ Lord,ª andª he shall lift²° you² up.ª°¹" {Jms 4:9-10}
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