American Standard Version
Matthew 5:6
6Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
Context of Matthew 5:6
4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
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Μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες καὶ διψῶντες τὴν δικαιοσύνην, ὅτι αὐτοὶ χορτασθήσονται.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 5:6
- Psalms 42:1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
- Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
- Psalms 84:2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
- Psalms 107:9For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.
- Amos 8:11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.
- Luke 1:53The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.
- Luke 6:21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
- John 6:27Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
- Psalms 4:6Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.
- Psalms 63:5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
- Psalms 65:4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple.
- Psalms 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
- Isaiah 25:6And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
- Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Commentaries on Matthew 5:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They which do hunger and thirst - As the body has its natural appetites of hunger and thirst for the food and drink suited to its nourishment, so has the soul. No being is indestructible or unfailing in its nature but God; no being is independent but him: as the body depends for its nourishment, health, and strength upon the earth, so does the soul upon heaven. Heavenly things cannot support the body; they are not suited to its nature: earthly things…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Blessed are they which do hunger - Hunger and thirst, here, are expressive of strong desire. Nothing would better express the strong desire which we ought to feel to obtain righteousness than hunger and thirst. No needs are so keen, none so imperiously demand supply, as these. They occur daily, and when long continued, as in case of those shipwrecked, and doomed to wander months or years over burning sands, with scarcely any drink or food, nothing is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition, when it is a low condition. They are humble and lowly in their own eyes. They see their want, bewail their guilt, and thirst after a Redeemer. The kingdom of grace is of such; the kingdom of glory is for them. 2. Those that mourn are happy. That godly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: These are either followers of Jesus whose main purpose in life is to obey him (see Matthew 3:15; 5:10, 20), or they could be people who want justice for everyone (Psalms 11:7; 85:10–12; Isaiah 11:1–4; Jeremiah 23:5–6; 33:16). They often pray, “Your will be done, on earth” (Matthew 6:10). Christ has brought justice and righteousness (Romans 3:21–22; 5:1), and his followers will find satisfaction in it (compare…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled--"shall be saturated." "From this verse," says Tholuck, "the reference to the Old Testament background ceases." Surprising! On the contrary, none of these beatitudes is more manifestly dug out of the rich mine of the Old Testament. Indeed, how could any one who found in the Old Testament "the poor in spirit," and "the mourners in Zion," doubt that he would also…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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