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


In Context

2 and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

3 Happy the poor in spirit — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

4 Happy the mourning — because they shall be comforted.

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

6 Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness — because they shall be filled.

7 Happy the kind — because they shall find kindness.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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