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 them; blessed are they that have kept aloof from this world, for they shall please God; blessed are they that have wives as not having them, for they shall receive God for their portion; blessed are they that have the fear of God, for they shall become angels of God.

6. "Blessed are they that tremble at the word of God, for they shall be comforted; blessed are they that have received the wisdom of Jesus Christ, for they shall be called the sons of the Most High; blessed are they that have kept the baptism, for they shall be refreshed by the Father and the Son; blessed are they who have come to a knowledge of Christ, for they shall be in the light; blessed are they that through love of God have come out from conformity with the world, for they shall judge angels, and shall be blessed at the right hand of the Father; blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy, and shall not see the bitter day of judgment; blessed are the bodies of the virgins, for they shall be well pleasing to God, and shall not lose the reward of their chastity. For the word of the Father shall become to them a work of salvation against the day of the Son, and they shall rest for ever and ever."