Tertullian, Against Marcion 4.14

I now turn to his standard opinions, the very ones through which he smuggles in the distinctive character of his teaching — the edict, so to speak, of Christ: 'Blessed are the beggars' — for that is what the Greek word demands — 'because the kingdom of God belongs to them' (Luke 6:20). Even this opening move, beginning with blessings, bears the Creator's signature: he dedicated everything he made with no voice other than blessing.