The Beatitudes (from the Sermon on the Mount) – Jesus summarizes expectations in eight attitudes) (Matthew 5:1 – 5:12)
Seeing the large crowds, Jesus moved to the side of a mountain and sat down. His disciples followed and gathered around him. Jesus began to teach them while the crowd listened. Popularly known as “The Sermon on the Mount”, he began with “The Beatitudes”, and said: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the