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Matthew 5

Matt. 5:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Blessed
makarios (Greek #3107)
supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
KJV usage: blessed, happy(X -ier).
Pronounce: mak-ar'-ee-os
Origin: a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ (meaning the same)
are they that mourn
pentheo (Greek #3996)
to grieve (the feeling or the act)
KJV usage: mourn, (be-)wail.
Pronounce: pen-theh'-o
Origin: from 3997
m: for
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
they
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
shall be comforted
parakaleo (Greek #3870)
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
KJV usage: beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.
Pronounce: par-ak-al-eh'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 2564
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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Isa. 61:3•  (Isa. 61:3)
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Ezek. 7:16•  (Ezek. 7:16)
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John 16:20• 20Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice; ye shall be grieved, but your grief shall be turned into joy. (John 16:20)
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2 Cor. 1:7• 7knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the comfort. (2 Cor. 1:7)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 6:1‑9•  (Psa. 6:1‑9)
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Psa. 13:1‑5•  (Psa. 13:1‑5)
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Psa. 30:7‑11•  (Psa. 30:7‑11)
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Psa. 32:3‑7•  (Psa. 32:3‑7)
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Psa. 40:1‑3•  (Psa. 40:1‑3)
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Psa. 69:29‑30•  (Psa. 69:29‑30)
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Psa. 116:3‑7•  (Psa. 116:3‑7)
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Psa. 126:5‑6•  (Psa. 126:5‑6)
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Isa. 12:1•  (Isa. 12:1)
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Isa. 25:8•  (Isa. 25:8)
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Isa. 30:19•  (Isa. 30:19)
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Isa. 35:10•  (Isa. 35:10)
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Isa. 38:14‑19•  (Isa. 38:14‑19)
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Isa. 51:11‑12•  (Isa. 51:11‑12)
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Isa. 57:18•  (Isa. 57:18)
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Isa. 61:2‑3•  (Isa. 61:2‑3)
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Isa. 66:10•  (Isa. 66:10)
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Jer. 31:9‑12,16‑17•  (Jer. 31:9‑12,16‑17)
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Ezek. 7:16•  (Ezek. 7:16)
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Ezek. 9:4•  (Ezek. 9:4)
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Zech. 12:10‑14•  (Zech. 12:10‑14)
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Zech. 13:1•  (Zech. 13:1)
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Luke 6:21,25• 21{i}Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.{/i}
 25Woe unto you that are filled! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. (Luke 6:21,25)
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Luke 7:38,50• 38and standing at his feet behind [him] weeping, began to wash his feet with tears, and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the myrrh.
 50{i}And{/i} he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. (Luke 7:38,50)
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Luke 16:25• 25But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, likewise Lazarus evil things; but now here he is comforted, and thou art in suffering. (Luke 16:25)
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John 16:20‑22• 20Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice; ye shall be grieved, but your grief shall be turned into joy.
 21The woman, when she bringeth forth, hath grief because her hour is come; but when she shall give birth to the child, she no longer remembereth the affliction for the joy that a man was born into the world.
 22And ye therefore now have grief, but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh from you. (John 16:20‑22)
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2 Cor. 1:4‑7• 4that comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those that are in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God,
 5because as the sufferings of the b Christ abound toward us, even so through the Christ aboundeth also our comfort.
 6But, whether we be in tribulation, [it is] for your comfort and salvation, that worketh in endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer (and our hope [is] steadfast for you); c whether we be comforted, [it is] for your comfort and salvation,
 7knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the comfort. (2 Cor. 1:4‑7)
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2 Cor. 7:9‑10• 9Now I rejoice, not that ye were grieved but that ye were grieved unto repentance, for ye were grieved according to God that in nothing ye might suffer damage from us.
 10For grief according to God worketh repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the grief of the world worketh out death. (2 Cor. 7:9‑10)
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James 1:12• 12Blest [is] a man who endureth trial; because, having been put to the proof, he shall receive the crown of life which he promised to those that love him. (James 1:12)
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Rev. 7:14‑17• 14And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
 15Therefore are they before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he that sitteth on the throne shall tabernacle over them.
 16They shall hunger no more neither thirst any more nor in any wise shall the sun fall upon them nor any heat.
 17For the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall tend them and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. (Rev. 7:14‑17)
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Rev. 21:4• 4And [God] shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, and no mourning nor crying nor pain shall be any more: for the first things have passed away. (Rev. 21:4)
• But "blessed are they that mourn" is not merely what we find in our own condition, but the holy sorrow that a saint tastes in finding himself in such a world as this, and, oh, how little able to maintain the glory of God! (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)
• "Ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves." Here, then, we have the sorrowing of the godly soul. (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed they that mourn, for *they* shall be comforted.

W. Kelly Translation

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Blessed they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.