Matthew 5:6

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4 ^aBlessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.

5 ^aBlessed are the meek,
For ^bthey shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who ^ahunger and thirst for righteousness,
^bFor they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,
^aFor they shall obtain mercy.

8 ^aBlessed are the pure in heart,
For ^bthey shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.

10 ^aBlessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 ^a“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of ^bevil against you falsely for My sake.

12 ^aRejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for ^bso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Believers Are Salt and Light

13 “You are the salt of the earth; ^abut if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

14 ^a“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

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Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they which do hunger ... - Hunger and thirst, here, are expressive of strong desire. Nothing would better express the strong desire which we ought to feel to obtain righteousness than hunger and thirst. No needs are so keen, none so imperiously demand supply, as these. They occur daily, and when long continued, as in case of those shipwrecked, and doomed to wander months or years over burning sands, with scarcely any drink or food, nothing is more distressing. An ardent desire for anything is often represented in the Scriptures by hunger and thirst, Psalms 42:1-2; Psalms 63:1-2. A desire for the blessings of pardon and peace; a deep sense of sin, and want, and wretchedness, is also represented by thirsting, Isaiah 55:1-2.

They shall be filled - They shall be satisfied as a hungry man is when supplied with food, or a thirsty man when supplied with drink. Those who are perishing for want of righteousness; those who feel that they are lost sinners and strongly desire to be holy, shall be thus satisfied. Never was there a desire to be holy which God was not willing to gratify, and the gospel of Christ has made provision to satisfy all who truly desire to be holy. See Isaiah 55:1-3; Isaiah 65:13; John 4:14; John 6:35; John 7:37-38; Psalms 17:15.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Matthew 5:6:**

Proverbs 16:26
Isaiah 49:10
Isaiah 55:1
Haggai 2:6
John 7:37
Romans 1:17
James 5:11
Revelation 21:6
Revelation 22:17

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