# Matthew 5.1

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:**
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> 2. and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.**
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> 2. He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:**
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> 2. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,**
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> 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. (Matthew 5:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), *oida*, Strong's G1492

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Sermon on the Mount](/codex/sermon-on-the-mount/), via [Matthew 5.1-2](/codex/matthew-5-1-2/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.