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Blessed are the poor in spirit … the mourners … the meek … the hungry … the merciful … the pure in heart … the peacemakers … the persecuted. The Beatitudes are among the most influential teachings in human history. For two millennia, they have appeared in poetry and politics, and in the thought of mystics and activists, as Christians and others have reflected on their meaning and shaped their...

Some of the differences are immediately obvious: Matthew has more blessings; Luke has fewer. Luke has matching woes; Matthew does not.1 Even the beatitudes that appear in both versions have minor variations. What the chart doesn’t show is where the Beatitudes occur in the narrative flow of each gospel. If you have a Bible nearby, you might open it up and take a look. In Matthew’s account, Jesus goes up onto a mountain—an echo of Moses
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