The beatitudes in Matthew 5:2-12 are presented in a thematically chiastic structure with mercy in the center and the Kingdom on the ends.

- A - Kingdom of Heaven
--- B - Comforted
---- C - Righteousness
----- D - Mercy
---- C - [Righteous] God
--- B - Children
- A - Kingdom of Heaven

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Soil from Stone: A Chiasm in the Beatitudes
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Soil from Stone: A Chiasm in the Beatitudes

The Beatitudes don't represent different kinds of people so much as characteristics of a Christ-like character. Here are a few observations ...