Matthew 5:6
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- KJV
- Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- WEB
- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
- ASV
- Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- DARBY
- Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for *they* shall be filled.
- BLB
- Blessed [are] those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, because they will be filled.
- ÅB
- «Salige er de som hungrer og tørster etter rettferdighet;
for de skal mettes. - OTB
- Salige er de som hungrer etter rettferdighet,
for de skal bli mettet. - B1930
- Salige er de som hungrer og tørster efter rettferdighet; for de skal mettes.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 107:9
For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Read in contextJohn 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
Read in contextJohn 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
Read in contextJohn 6:48–58
I am the bread of life.
Read in contextPsalms 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:1–3
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Read in contextJohn 7:37
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
Read in contextLuke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
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