Matthew 5:3, "blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven", is part of a passage known as the beatitudes. This is believed to come from the hypothetical 'Q' document. The equivalent verse in Luke is at Luke 6:20, but Luke speaks of "the poor", not the poor in spirit.
Normally, Luke is believed to follow 'Q' more faithfully than Matthew, meaning that the original text should be "the poor" and we should wonder why Matthew altered this from a reference to poverty to an unclear statement. The next verses refer to "those who mourn" and "the meek", so Matthew probably had a similar meaning for "the poor in spirit".
However, this passage could be an exception where Luke was the evangelist who changed the original, given Luke's emphasis on the virtues of poverty. However, the order in Luke tends to confirm Luke's "the poor" as the original text. If "the poor in spirit" is, in fact, original to 'Q', we need to look at what 'Q' was trying to say.
Either way, we may never really know what Matthew meant by verse 5:3. The best we can do is accept the theological preference for relating "the poor in spirit" to "the meek".
The two accounts are written by two different men. They mean the same thing though.
The 12th verse of the 3rd chapter of the Gospel of St Matthew of the New Testament of the Bible.
You refer to the book of the Bible, generally abbreviated, and then the chapter and then the verse, So John Chapter 3 and verse 16 could appear as: Jn.3.16, Or John 3:16
Leviticus chapter 13 verse 29 and 30 chapter 14 verse 19 chapter 19 verse 27 chapter 21 verse 5 1 Samuel chapter 17 verse 35 chapter 21 verse 13 2 Samuel chapter 10 verse 4 chapter 10 verse 5 chapter 19 verse 24 chapter 20 verse 9 Ezra chapter 9 verse 3 Psalm chapter 133 verse 2 Isaiah chapter 7 verse 20 chapter 15 verse 2 Jeremiah chapter 41 verse 5 chapter 48 verse 37 Ezekiel chapter 5 verse 1
This parable means just one thing: that we should keep our minds on the Lord and be ready when He comes.
The two accounts are written by two different men. They mean the same thing though.
The 12th verse of the 3rd chapter of the Gospel of St Matthew of the New Testament of the Bible.
You refer to the book of the Bible, generally abbreviated, and then the chapter and then the verse, So John Chapter 3 and verse 16 could appear as: Jn.3.16, Or John 3:16
luke chapter 3 verse 23
My verse is from John chapter 3 verse 16.
Leviticus chapter 13 verse 29 and 30 chapter 14 verse 19 chapter 19 verse 27 chapter 21 verse 5 1 Samuel chapter 17 verse 35 chapter 21 verse 13 2 Samuel chapter 10 verse 4 chapter 10 verse 5 chapter 19 verse 24 chapter 20 verse 9 Ezra chapter 9 verse 3 Psalm chapter 133 verse 2 Isaiah chapter 7 verse 20 chapter 15 verse 2 Jeremiah chapter 41 verse 5 chapter 48 verse 37 Ezekiel chapter 5 verse 1
A scripture reference is the book, chapter and verse in the Bible. Example: John 3:16. 'John' is the specific book of The Bible. '3' is the chapter in the book. '16' is the verse in the chapter.
This parable means just one thing: that we should keep our minds on the Lord and be ready when He comes.
This theme is in 3 gospels. Matthew 19:23-26; Mark 10:23-25; Luke 18: 24-27.
the resurected Christ speaks in Revelation chapter 3 verse 5
The verse should be identified by book and then chapter and verse number within that chapter. For example John 3:16 refers to the Book of John, 3rd chapter, 16th verse.
No, usually it goes after the chapter like this Matthew 25: verses. If there is a separation between verses in the same chapter a comma is used like this Matthew 25:1-5, 13. If there are more that one chapter of a book then a semicolon is used like this Matthew 25:1-5; 13:1-3.