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Complete Jewish Bible
Matthew 5:4
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Blessed are those who mourn,
Blessed are they that mourne: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
They are blessed who grieve, for God will comfort them.
"Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God's grace] are those who mourn [over their sins and repent], for they will be comforted [when the burden of sin is lifted].
Blessed are they that mourne: for they shall be comforted.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort!
Blessed they that mourn, for *they* shall be comforted.
Great blessings belong to those who are sad now. God will comfort them.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
"Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them!
Blessed are the ones who mourn, because they will be comforted.
Blessed are the ones mourning! For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
"How blessed are those who mourn,Isaiah 61:2-3; Luke 6:21; John 16:20; 2 Corinthians 1:7; Revelation 21:4;">[xr] for it is they who will be comforted!
Blessed the mourners, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the mourners: for they shall be comforted!
Blessed (are) they that mourne: for they shalbe comforted.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Happy are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
"Blessed are the mourners, for they shall be comforted.
Blessid ben mylde men, for thei schulen welde the erthe.
Blessed are those that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Those who have sorrow are happy, because they will be comforted.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted:
Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are they that morne: for they shalbe conforted.
`Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.
Blessed are they that mourne: for they shalbe coforted.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
"You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
God takes mighty good care of those folks who are hurtin' and sad because he's the only one who can offer 'em comfort.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 6:1-9, Psalms 13:1-5, Psalms 30:7-11, Psalms 32:3-7, Psalms 40:1-3, Psalms 69:29-30, Psalms 116:3-7, Psalms 126:5, Psalms 126:6, Isaiah 12:1, Isaiah 25:8, Isaiah 30:19, Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 38:14-19, Isaiah 51:11, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 57:18, Isaiah 61:2, Isaiah 61:3, Isaiah 66:10, Jeremiah 31:9-12, Jeremiah 31:16, Jeremiah 31:17, Ezekiel 7:16, Ezekiel 9:4, Zechariah 12:10-14, Zechariah 13:1, Luke 6:21, Luke 6:25, Luke 7:38, Luke 7:50, Luke 16:25, John 16:20-22, 2 Corinthians 1:4-7, 2 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Corinthians 7:10, James 1:12, Revelation 7:14-17, Revelation 21:4
Reciprocal: Leviticus 23:32 - afflict Numbers 29:7 - afflict 1 Samuel 7:2 - lamented 2 Samuel 15:30 - weeping Esther 9:22 - from sorrow Psalms 30:5 - weeping Psalms 51:8 - Make Psalms 90:15 - Make Ecclesiastes 7:2 - better Song of Solomon 2:11 - General Isaiah 57:15 - with Isaiah 66:2 - to this Joel 2:13 - rend Matthew 5:3 - Blessed Luke 22:62 - and wept Romans 7:24 - wretched 2 Corinthians 6:10 - sorrowful 2 Corinthians 7:6 - that comforteth 2 Corinthians 7:7 - mourning James 4:9 - afflicted
Cross-References
God blessed them: God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air and every living creature that crawls on the earth."
(vi) Here is the genealogy of Adam. On the day that God created man he made him in the likeness of God;
After Adam lived 130 years he fathered a son like himself and named him Shet.
After Enosh was born, Shet lived another 807 years and had sons and daughters.
After Kenan was born, Enosh lived another 815 years and had sons and daughters.
After Mahalal'el was born, Kenan lived another 840 years and had sons and daughters.
After Hanokh was born, Yered lived 800 years and had sons and daughters.
After Metushelach was born, Hanokh walked with God 300 years and had sons and daughters.
After Lemekh was born, Metushelach lived 782 years and had sons and daughters.
After Noach was born, Lemekh lived 595 years and had sons and daughters.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Blessed are they that mourn,.... For sin, for their own sins; the sin of their nature, indwelling sin, which is always working in them, and is a continual grief of mind to them; the unbelief of their hearts, notwithstanding the many instances, declarations, promises, and discoveries of grace made unto them; their daily infirmities, and many sins of life, because they are committed against a God of love, grace, and mercy, grieve the Spirit, and dishonour the Gospel of Christ: who mourn also for the sins of others, for the sins of the world, the profaneness and wickedness that abound in it; and more especially for the sins of professors, by reason of which, the name of God, and ways of Christ, are evil spoken of: who likewise mourn under afflictions, spiritual ones, temptations, desertions, and declensions; temporal ones, their own, which they receive, either more immediately from the hand of God, or from men; such as they endure for the sake of Christ, and the profession of his Gospel; and who sympathize with others in their afflictions. These, how sorrowful and distressed soever they may appear, are blessed
for they shall be comforted: here in this life, by the God of all comfort, by Christ the comforter; by the Spirit of God, whose work and office it is to comfort; by the Scriptures of truth, which are written for their consolation; by the promises of the Gospel, through which the heirs of promise have strong consolation; by the ordinances of it, which are breasts of consolation; and by the ministers of the word, who have a commission from the Lord to speak comfortably to them; and then are they comforted, when they have the discoveries of the love of God, manifestations of pardoning grace, through the blood of Christ, and enjoy the divine presence: and they shall be comforted hereafter; when freed from all the troubles of this life, they shall be blessed with uninterrupted communion with Father, Son, and Spirit, and with the happy society of angels and glorified saints. Isaiah 61:1 seems to be referred to, both in this, and in the preceding verse.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Blessed 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 to those in affliction, Isaiah 61:1-3; Luke 4:18. Other sources of consolation do not reach the deep sorrows of the soul. They may blunt the sensibilities of the mind; they may produce a sullen and reluctant submission to what we cannot help: but they do not point to the true source of comfort. In the God of mercy only; in the Saviour; in the peace that flows from the hope of a better world, and there only, is there consolation, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; 2 Corinthians 5:1. Those that mourn thus shall be comforted. So those that grieve over sin; that sorrow that they have committed it, and are afflicted and wounded that they have offended God, shall find comfort in the gospel. Through the merciful Saviour those sins may be forgiven. In him the weary and heavy-ladened soul shall find peace Matthew 11:28-30; and the presence of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, shall sustain them here John 14:26-27, and in heaven all their tears shall be wiped away, Revelation 21:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 5:4. Blessed 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 of the sinfulness of sin, feel tho plague of their own heart, and turn with disgust from all worldly consolations, because of their insufficiency to render them happy, have God's promise of solid comfort. They SHALL BE comforted, says Christ, παρακληθησονται, from παρα, near, and καλεω, I call. He will call them to himself, and speak the words of pardon, peace, and life eternal, to their hearts. See this notion of the word expressed fully by our Lord, Matthew 11:28, COME UNTO ME all ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
