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Matthew 5:4
4Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Context of Matthew 5:4
2and, having opened his mouth, he taught them, saying, 3Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5Blessed the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
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Μακάριοι οἱ πενθοῦντες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ παρακληθήσονται.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 5:4
- Psalms 6:1Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure.
- Psalms 13:1How long, Jehovah, wilt thou forget me for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
- Psalms 30:7Jehovah, by thy favour thou hadst made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.
- Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
- Psalms 69:29But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.
- Psalms 116:3The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
- Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:
- Isaiah 12:1And in that day thou shalt say, Jehovah, I will praise thee; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.
- Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death in victory. And the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken.
- Isaiah 30:19For the people shall dwell in Zion, at Jerusalem. Thou shalt weep no more; he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; as he heareth it, he will answer thee.
- Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with singing; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
- Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow [or] a crane, so did I chatter; I mourned as a dove; mine eyes failed [with looking] upward: Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
- Isaiah 51:11So the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with singing; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
- Isaiah 57:18I have seen his ways, and will heal him; and I will lead him, and will restore comforts unto him and to those of his that mourn.
- Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Commentaries on Matthew 5:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Blessed are they that mourn - That is, those who, feeling their spiritual poverty, mourn after God, lamenting the iniquity that separated them from the fountain of blessedness. Every one flies from sorrow, and seeks after joy, and yet true joy must necessarily be the fruit of sorrow. The whole need not (do not feel the need of) the physician, but they that are sick do; i.e. they who are sensible of their disease. Only such persons as are deeply convinced…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Blessed are they that mourn - This is capable of two meanings: either, that those are blessed who are afflicted with the loss of friends or possessions, or that they who mourn over sin are blessed. As Christ came to preach repentance, to induce people to mourn over their sins and to forsake them, it is probable that he had the latter particularly in view. Compare 2 Corinthians 7:10. At the same time, it is true that the gospel only can give true comfort…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. 4Those who mourn are the people who felt sad about Israel's spiritual and national condition (see Matthew 23:37–39; Isaiah 61:2–3; Joel 1:8–13; 2:12–13, 18–19; Romans 9:1–5; 1 Corinthians 5:2; James 4:9). It may also include to personal sorrow, whether from sin or tragedy (Mark 16:10; Revelation 18:11, 19). will be comforted: The passive voice shows respect for God's holy name. It could also mean God will comfort them (see also Matthew 5:6–7, 9). Comfort…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted--This "mourning" must not be taken loosely for that feeling which is wrung from men under pressure of the ills of life, nor yet strictly for sorrow on account of committed sins. Evidently it is that entire feeling which the sense of our spiritual poverty begets; and so the second beatitude is but the complement of the first. The one is the intellectual, the other the emotional aspect of the same…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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