Matthew 5:3-4

Description: Blessed are the poor in spirit... Blessed are those who mourn — cited as the Gospel reading that converted Simeon Stylites

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

Chapter I: On the Excellence, Necessity, and Fruit of Sacred Scripture — Quoted as the single reading that converted Simeon the Stylite to extreme asceticism
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven; blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled!"