Matthew 5:4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Context
This verse from Matthew Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. The Sermon on the Mount begins with the Beatitudes blessing the poor in spirit, mourners, meek, and peacemakers. Jesus declares he has come not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it. Six antitheses intensify the Law's demands: not just …
Other Translations
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
`Happy the mourning--because they shall be comforted.
Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.
Cross References
And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine …
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and …
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto …
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: …
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with …
The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make …
Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon …
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that …
I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and …
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that …