Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
In Context
3Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.
5Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 13:1How long, O LORD? Will thou forget me forever? How long will thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long.
Psalms 69:29But I am poor and sorrowful. Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Isaiah 25:8He will swallowed up death in victory, and lord LORD will wipe away tears from off all faces. And he will take away the reproach of his people from off all the earth. For LORD has spoken it.
Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of LORD shall return, and come with singing to Zion. And everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. They shall obtain gladness and joy. And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:4-13
The Sermon on the Mount. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 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. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they… Read the whole commentary →