KJV King James Version
Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 5:6
Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
WEB World English Bible
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
ASV American Standard Version
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness—because they shall be filled.
Surrounding context — Matthew 5
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.
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John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.Psalm 107:9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.John 6:48-58I am that bread of life.Psalm 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.Isaiah 55:1-3Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.John 7:37In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.Luke 6:21Blessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.Revelation 7:16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.Psalm 42:1-2To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:Psalm 63:1-2A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;Amos 8:11-13Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:Luke 1:53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:Psalm 4:6-7[There be] many that say, Who will shew us [any] good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.Psalm 65:4Blessed [is the man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee, that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, [even] of thy holy temple.Psalm 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
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