Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
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 hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled.
Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
Cross References
And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast …
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord …
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my …
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed …
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on …
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and …
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant …
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall …
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be …
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine …