5Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.


In Context

2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

3 |Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Matthew 5:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:5Blessed the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:5Happy the meek — because they shall inherit the land.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.