The Beatitudes are sayings of Jesus, and in particular eight or nine blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and four in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, followed by four woes which mirror the blessings. Each is a proverb-like proclamation, without narrative.
James Tissot, The Beatitudes Sermon, c. 1890, Brooklyn Museum
Plaque of the Eight beatitudes, St. Cajetan Church, Lindavista, Mexico
Text of the Beatitudes at Our Lady of Peace Shrine, along I-80 in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming (2016)
The Eight Beatitudes. Folio from Walters manuscript W.171 (15th century)
The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings spoken by Jesus of Nazareth found in the Gospel of Matthew that emphasizes his moral teachings. It is the first of five discourses in the Gospel and has been one of the most widely quoted sections of the Gospels.
Sermon on the Mount by Carl Bloch (1877)
The Lord's Prayer, in Matthew 6:9, 1500, Vienna
A page from Matthew, from Papyrus 1, c. 250 AD
Plaque of the 8 Beatitudes, St. Cajetan Church, Lindavista, Mexico