Word Studies on the Holy Spirit Quotes

“Matt. 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in the pneuma [of them]”: i.e., in their spirit. Or, poor as to their spirit. Here the article is used grammatically, to indicate the possessive pronoun, and pneuma is used as denoting character. Character is spoken of at pneuma because it is invisible; in contrast to that which is visible. This verse, when compared with verse 8, may refer to mental endowments of which we are apt to be so proud; and the other to those affections of the feelings by which we are so apt to be led astray.”
― E.W. Bullinger, Word Studies on the Holy Spirit