In the Torah
| Lev 18:22–23 | You shall not lie with men, as with women; it is abomination. Neither shall you lie with any beast to defile yourself with it; nor shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down to it; it is perversion. |
| Lev 20:13 | If a man also lies with men, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. |
| Deu 20:16–17 | But of the cities of these people, which the Lord your God does give you for an inheritance, you shall not keep alive anything that breathes; But you shall completely destroy them: the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord your God has commanded you; |
The Beatitudes and their sources
| Mat 5:3 | Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | Isa 57:15 | For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spiritof the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. |
| | | Isa 66:1–2 | Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to’‘ him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. |
| Mat 5:4 | Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. | Isa 61:1–2 | The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; |
| Mat 5:5 | Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. | Psa 37:11 | But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. |
| Mat 5:6 | Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. | Psa 17:14–15 | From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. |
| Mat 5:7 | Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. | Psa 18:25 | With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright; |
| Mat 5:8 | Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. | Psa 24:3–4 | Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. |
| Mat 5:9 | Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. | |
| Mat 5:10 | Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. | |
| Mat 5:11 | Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. | |
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