Beatitudes

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The Beatitudes are a series of blessings spoken by Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, outlining the values and attitudes characteristic of those who belong to the kingdom of God.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Beatitudes canonical 8
Beatitudes proclamation 1
SignOfUltimateBeatitude 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical teaching ⓘ
Christian ethical teaching ⓘ
New Testament passage ⓘ
Sermon section ⓘ
addressedTo Crowds listening to the Sermon on the Mount ⓘ
Jesus’ disciples ⓘ
beatitude Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth ⓘ
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy ⓘ
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God ⓘ
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God ⓘ
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven ⓘ
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled ⓘ
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted ⓘ
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake ⓘ
centralTheme Discipleship ethics ⓘ
Divine blessing ⓘ
Kingdom of God ⓘ
Reversal of worldly values ⓘ
commentedOnBy Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
John Calvin ⓘ
John Chrysostom ⓘ
Martin Luther ⓘ
Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
eschatologicalAspect Future reward ⓘ
Present participation in the kingdom of heaven ⓘ
ethicalEmphasis Inner disposition over external observance ⓘ
genre Blessing formula ⓘ
Wisdom saying ⓘ
influenceOn Catholic social teaching ⓘ
Christian preaching ⓘ
Christian spirituality ⓘ
Monastic rules ⓘ
keyTermOrigin Latin word “beatus” meaning “blessed” or “happy” ⓘ
languageOfEarliestText Koine Greek ⓘ
liturgicalUse Readings in Christian worship ⓘ
locationInText Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
Matthew 5:3–12 ⓘ
moralVision Values characteristic of citizens of the kingdom of heaven ⓘ
numberOfBeatitudesInMatthew 8 or 9 (depending on counting) ⓘ
openingBeatitude Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven ⓘ
parallelText Sermon on the Plain beatitudes in Luke 6:20–23 ⓘ
partOf Sermon on the Mount ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
speaker Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ
linked to: Jesus
teaches Endurance under persecution ⓘ
Humility ⓘ
Mercy ⓘ
Peacemaking ⓘ
Purity of heart ⓘ
Righteousness ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rejoice and Be Glad → focusesOn → Beatitudes ⓘ
Jesus’ Galilean ministry → hasKeyEvent → Beatitudes proclamation ⓘ
linked to: Beatitudes
teachings of Jesus → includes → Beatitudes ⓘ
Les Béatitudes → textSource → The Beatitudes ⓘ
linked to: Beatitudes
Les Béatitudes → subjectMatter → Beatitudes ⓘ
Matthew 5 → containsSection → Beatitudes ⓘ
Matthew 5 → openingVerses → Beatitudes ⓘ
Sayings of Jesus → include → Beatitudes ⓘ
PureSpouses → perceivedAs → SignOfUltimateBeatitude ⓘ
linked to: Beatitudes
The Cross and the Beatitudes → subject → the Beatitudes ⓘ
linked to: Beatitudes
Sayings Gospel Q → contains → beatitudes ⓘ
linked to: Beatitudes