Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
Blessed are you when men hate you and reject you and insult you
and say you are evil, all because of the Son of Man.
Be glad when that happens, and dance for joy,
because a great reward is kept for you in Heaven.
For their ancestors did the same thing to the prophets.