Matthew 5:4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
In Context
3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 13:1How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me forever? How long wilt 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 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Isaiah 25:8He hath swallowed up death forever; 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 it.
Isaiah 35:10and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto 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 →