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And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;
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and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.
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And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all.
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And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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"Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.
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"Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man!
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Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)
