Matthew 5:6

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 those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:6 word by word

Μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες καὶ διψῶντες τὴν δικαιοσύνην, ὅτι αὐτοὶ χορτασθήσονται.¶Read the interlinear

• Blessedμακάριοςmakarios · blessedG3107
• thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• who hungerπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thirstδιψάωdipsaō · to thirstG1372
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• will be filledχορτάζωchortazō · to feedG5526

Cross-references for Matthew 5:6

• Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
• Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
• Psalms 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
• Psalms 107:9For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
• Amos 8:11Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.
• Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
• Luke 6:21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
• John 6:27Do 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.”
• Psalms 4:6Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
• Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
• Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
• Psalms 65:4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
• Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
• Isaiah 25:6On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
• Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
• Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your 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

Topics related to Matthew 5:6

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• Graces
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• Holiness
• Hunger
• Instruction
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• Religion
• Righteous
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• Spirituality
• Thirst

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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