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Matthew 5:4

GriefComfort

2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

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BSB
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
KJV
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
WEB
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
ASV
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
DARBY
Blessed they that mourn, for *they* shall be comforted.
BLB
Blessed [are] those mourning, because they will be comforted.
ÅB
«Salige er de som sørger;
for de skal trøstes.
OTB
Salige er de som sørger,
for de skal få trøst.
B1930
Salige er de som sørger; for de skal trøstes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 21:4

    And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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  • 2 Corinthians 7:9–10

    Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

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  • Isaiah 61:2–3

    To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

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  • John 16:20–22

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

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  • Psalms 126:5–6

    They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

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  • Isaiah 57:18

    I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

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  • Luke 6:21

    Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

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  • Revelation 7:14–17

    And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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