Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Blessed	Μακάριοι Makarioi	G3107	supremely blest · adjective — nominative plural masculine
they which do hunger	πεινῶντες peinōntes	G3983	"pine") · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
thirst	διψῶντες dipsōntes	G1372	to thirst for (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
after righteousness	δικαιοσύνην, dikaiosunēn	G1343	equity (of character or act) · noun — accusative singular feminine
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
they	αὐτοὶ autoi	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative plural masculine
shall be filled	χορτασθήσονται.¶ chortasthēsontai	G5526	to fodder · verb — future passive indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 107:9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
John 4:14 But 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…
John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: f…
John 6:48-58 I am that bread of life.
Psalms 145:19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Isaiah 55:1-3 Ho, 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…
John 7:37 In 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 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:3-12

Christ begins his sermon with blessings, for he came into the world to bless us (Act 3:26), as the great High Priest of our profession; as the blessed Melchizedec; as He in whom all the families of the earth should be blessed, Gen 12:3. He came not only to purchase blessings for us, but to pour out and pronounce blessings on us; and here he does it as one having authority, as one that can command the blessing, even life for evermore, and that is the blessing here again and again promised to the good; his pronouncing them happy makes them so; for those whom he blesses, are blessed indeed. The Old Testament ended with a curse (Mal 4:6), the gospel begins with a blessing; for hereunto are we ca…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled--"shall be saturated." "From this verse," says THOLUCK, "the reference to the Old Testament background ceases." Surprising! On the contrary, none of these beatitudes is more manifestly dug out of the rich mine of the Old Testament. Indeed, how could any one who found in the Old Testament "the poor in spirit," and "the mourners in Zion," doubt that he would also find those same characters also craving that righteousness which they feel and mourn their want of? But what is the precise meaning of "righteousness" here? Lutheran expositors, and some of our own, seem to have a hankering after that more restri…

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John Gill on Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst,.... Not after the riches, honours, and pleasures of this world, but after righteousness; by which is meant, not justice and equity, as persons oppressed and injured; nor a moral, legal righteousness, which the generality of the Jewish nation were eagerly pursuing; but the justifying righteousness of Christ, which is imputed by God the Father, and received by faith. To "hunger and thirst" after this, supposes a want of righteousness, which is the case of all men; a sense of want of it, which is only perceived by persons spiritually enlightened; a discovery of the righteousness of Christ to them, which is made in the Gospel, and by the Spirit of Go…

The Church Fathers

(ubi sup.) As soon as I have wept for my sins, I begin to hunger and thirst after righteousness. He who is afflicted with any sore disease, hath no hunger.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

It is not enough that we desire righteousness, unless we also suffer hunger for it, by which expression we may understand that we are never righteous enough, but always hunger after works of righteousness.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The blessedness which He appropriates to those who hunger and thirst after righteousness shows that the deep longing of the saints for the doctrine of God shall receive perfect replenishment in heaven; then they shall be filled.
— Hilary of Poitiers ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Sermon on the mount — After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of the Lake of Galilee (Luke 6:12), on the following morning our Lord called to him his disciples, and…
Blessed, The · Who hunger and thirst after righteousness — Who hunger and thirst after righteousness
Character · .Hungering for righteousness — .Hungering for righteousness
Character Of Saints · Hungering after righteousness — Hungering after righteousness
Conduct, Christian · Blessedness of maintaining — Blessedness of maintaining
Desire · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Graces · (Christian) — (Christian)
Happiness Of Saints In This Life · Described by Christ in the beatitudes — Described by Christ in the beatitudes
Holiness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Hunger · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Perfection · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Religion · TRUE — TRUE
Righteousness · Saints: Hunger and thirst after

Matthew 5:6

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:3-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 5:6

John Gill on Matthew 5:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Matthew 5:6

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:3-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 5:6

John Gill on Matthew 5:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Matthew 5:1-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 5:6