ASH WEDNESDAY
Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your hearts,
with fasting, with weeping, and with sorrow;
tear your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, very patient, full of faithful love,
and ready to forgive.
JOEL 2: 12-13
COMMON ENGLISH BIBLE (CEB)
“You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.”
Matthew 5:3 THE MESSAGE (MSG)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:3 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV)
ptochōs – a person who has been reduced to begging, someone destitute of all resources,
no farm, no family.
penēs – a person who has little wealth,
yet has sufficiency and is not called
‘poor’ in the same sense as the ptochōs
ebiōn- poor of varying degrees
SPIRIT: GREEK – pneuma // HEBREW – ruach
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