Matthew 5:5 became submissive, but certainly not spineless. They embodied power under control, strength with forbearance. As one of the most famous of Beatitudes, "the meek shall inherit the earth" has appeared many times in works of art and popular culture: Matthew 5:5 Matthew 5:5 is the fifth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is the third verse of the Sermon on the Mount, and also third of what are known as the Beatitudes. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as:
The Sermon of St. Francis in 1875. It was included in an anthology he edited titled "Poems of Places" in 1877 and also republished after his death in "Through Italy with the Poets" in 1908. According to scholar William Charvat, the poem is like many of Longfellow's later writings in that it touches upon the poet's struggle with fame. Like the birds in the poem, he questions if his readers will understand his message. The Sermon of St. Francis "The Sermon of St. Francis" is a poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882). It is part of his collection "Birds of Passage". The poem