The Beatitudes

Mat 5:1–12

1. 1 Jesus saw big mobs of people coming to him. So he went up a big hill and he sat down there to teach them. His followers, the people that wanted to learn about God, went close to him, to listen to him.
2. 2 Then he started to teach them.
3. 3 Jesus said, “Some people know that they need God very much. All right, God will take those people into his family and they will be really happy.
4. 4 Some people are very sad now, and they cry, but God will make them feel better and they will be really happy.
5. 5 Some people know that they are weak and they don’t try to be important. But later God will give them everything in the world, and they will be really happy.
6. 6 Some people really want to live the right way, and they want other people to live the right way too. They think about this more than anything else, like they are really hungry and thirsty for it to happen. All right, God will give them what they want, and they will be really happy.
7. 7 Some people feel sorry for others and they don’t do payback for the bad things those other people did. All right, God will do the same. He will feel sorry for those people that feel sorry for others. He will not do payback to them for bad things they did, and they will be really happy.
8. 8 Some people never want to do bad things. These people will see God and they will be really happy.
9. 9 Some people help others to settle down, stop arguing, and agree with each other. God will tell those people, ‘You are my own kids.’ And they will be really happy.
10. 10 Some people do what is right, but some others don’t like it and they make trouble for those good people. But God takes those good people into his family and they will be really happy.
11. 11 And you too. Some people will not like you following me, and they will say bad things about you, and they will make trouble for you. Sometimes people will tell lies about you. But don’t worry. Be really happy when they do that.
12. 12 You see, if they do these bad things to you now, God will give you lots of good things later, in heaven. So you can be really happy, no matter what they do. Remember the stories from a long time ago, about the men that told everyone God’s message. Some people did bad things to those men too.”