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He
went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of
his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over
Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who
had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those
troubled by evil spirits were cured, and the people all tried to
touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.
Looking
at his disciples, he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of
God.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and
insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son
of Man.
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward
in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your
comfort.
Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep."
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