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:
Sermon on the Mound to Thee, My Country" (which was not in the Church of Scotland's hymnary of the time): The Margaret Thatcher Foundation, which reproduces the full text of the speech on its website and characterises the nickname "Sermon on the Mound" as distasteful, rates it as having key importance as a statement of Thatcher's views on religion, morality, family, social security, welfare, taxation, education, race, immigration, nationality, and civil liberties. Sermon on the Mound The Sermon on the Mound is the name given by the Scottish press to an address made by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the General Assembly of the