Seeing the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated, His disciples came to Him.
2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
3 Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous—with
life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of
their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate
themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!