Matthew 5:4
Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
In Context
3Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
5Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
Cross References
Psalms 13:1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?
Psalms 32:3When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
Psalms 69:29\69:28\Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.
Psalms 126:5Those who put in seed with weeping will get in the grain with cries of joy.
Isaiah 25:8He has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it.
Isaiah 35:10Even those whom he has made free, will come back again; they will come with songs to Zion; on their heads will be eternal joy; delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever.
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 →