Matthew 5:4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
King James Version with Apocrypha
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 wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring 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 will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, 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 →