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href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>are</i> those mourning, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>are</i> they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Blessed <i>are</i> those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are those who mourn [over their sins and repent], for they will be comforted [when the burden of sin is lifted].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who mourn are blessed, for they will be comforted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn. They will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Blessed are the mourners, for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed the mourning—because they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>are</i> those mourning, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Happy they suffering: for they shall be comforted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Blessed are the meek, because they shall inherit the earth.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Blessed are the mourners, for they shall be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>"Happy <i>are</i> those who mourn: because they shall be comforted,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Blessed <Fr><i>are</i><FR> they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/5-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=836" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">The Beatitudes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3</span>“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3107.htm" title="3107: Makarioi (Adj-NMP) -- Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.">Blessed are</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/3996.htm" title="3996: penthountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To mourn, lament, feel guilt. From penthos; to grieve.">mourn,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: Hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">for</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autoi (PPro-NM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">they</a> <a href="/greek/3870.htm" title="3870: paraklēthēsontai (V-FIP-3P) -- From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.">will be comforted.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2-3</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Psalm 34:18</a></span><br />The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18-19</a></span><br />I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10</a></span><br />Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9-10</a></span><br />Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></span><br />He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a></span><br />Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-33</a></span><br />For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></span><br />For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Jeremiah 31:13</a></span><br />Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Psalm 6:1-9</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1-5</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7-11</a></b></br> LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, <i>and</i> I was troubled… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-12.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Sad</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/mark/10-49.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/job/5-11.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/mark/16-10.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Sad</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Jesus' sermon on the mount:</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">The Beattitudes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">the salt of the earth;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">the light of the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">He came to fulfill the law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">What it is to kill;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">to commit adultery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">to swear.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-38.htm">He exhorts to forgive wrong,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-43.htm">to love our enemies;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">and to labor after perfection.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Blessed are those who mourn</b><br>The term "blessed" in this context refers to a state of spiritual well-being and prosperity, often associated with divine favor. Mourning here is not limited to personal grief but extends to a deep sorrow over sin and the brokenness of the world. This mourning is a recognition of the fallen state of humanity and the need for repentance. In biblical context, mourning is often associated with repentance and turning back to God, as seen in the Old Testament with figures like David (Psalm 51) and the nation of Israel (<a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a>). The cultural context of mourning in the Jewish tradition involved wearing sackcloth and ashes, fasting, and public lamentation, indicating a profound expression of sorrow.<p><b>for they will be comforted</b><br>The promise of comfort is a future assurance of God's intervention and consolation. This comfort is both immediate, through the presence of the Holy Spirit, and eschatological, pointing to the ultimate comfort in the Kingdom of Heaven. The comfort promised here is reminiscent of the prophetic words in <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1-3</a>, which speak of the Messiah bringing comfort to those who mourn. This connection highlights Jesus as the fulfillment of prophecy and the source of true comfort. The comfort is also linked to the resurrection hope, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>, where God will wipe away every tear, and mourning will cease. This phrase assures believers that their sorrow will be met with divine consolation and hope.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of the Beatitudes, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, which includes <a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a>. Jesus is addressing His disciples and the crowd gathered to hear His teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The primary audience of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, representing those who are committed to following Him and learning from His teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A larger group of people from various regions who have gathered to hear Jesus' teachings, representing a diverse audience with different backgrounds and needs.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mount.htm">The Mount</a></b><br>The location where Jesus delivers the Sermon, traditionally identified as a hill near the Sea of Galilee, symbolizing a place of revelation and teaching.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_heaven.htm">The Kingdom of Heaven</a></b><br>The overarching theme of the Sermon on the Mount, representing the spiritual realm where God's will is perfectly fulfilled, and the ultimate comfort for those who mourn.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_mourning.htm">Understanding Mourning</a></b><br>Mourning in this context refers to a deep sorrow over sin and the brokenness of the world. It is a recognition of our need for God's grace and redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/promise_of_comfort.htm">Promise of Comfort</a></b><br>The comfort promised by Jesus is both present and future. It includes the peace and presence of the Holy Spirit now and the ultimate comfort in eternity with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_through_mourning.htm">Spiritual Growth through Mourning</a></b><br>Mourning can lead to spiritual growth as it drives us to seek God more earnestly and depend on His strength and comfort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_ministry.htm">Empathy and Ministry</a></b><br>As recipients of God's comfort, we are called to empathize with others in their mourning and be instruments of God's comfort to them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_christ.htm">Hope in Christ</a></b><br>Our mourning is not without hope. In Christ, we have the assurance of comfort and restoration, both now and in the life to come.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">They that mourn.</span>--The verb is commonly coupled with weeping (<a href="/mark/16-10.htm" title="And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.">Mark 16:10</a>; <a href="/luke/6-25.htm" title="Woe to you that are full! for you shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.">Luke 6:25</a>; <a href="/james/4-9.htm" title="Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.">James 4:9</a>; <a href="/context/revelation/18-15.htm" title="The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,">Revelation 18:15-19</a>). Here, as before, there is an implied, though not an expressed, limitation. The "mourning" is not the sorrow of the world that worketh "death" (<a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm" title="For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world works death.">2Corinthians 7:10</a>) for failure, suffering, and the consequences of sin, but the sorrow which flows out in the tears that cleanse, the mourning over sin itself and the stain which it has left upon the soul.<p><span class= "bld">They shall be comforted.</span>--The pronoun is emphatic. The promise implies the special comfort (including counsel) which the mourner needs; "comforted" he shall be with the sense of pardon and peace, of restored purity and freedom. We cannot separate the promise from the word which Christendom has chosen (we need not now discuss its accuracy) to express the work of the Holy Ghost the Comforter, still less from the yearning expectation that then prevailed among such of our Lord's hearers as were looking for the "consolation"--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the "comfort"--of Israel (<a href="/luke/2-25.htm" title="And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was on him.">Luke 2:25</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - In some, especially "Western" authorities, vers. 4, 5 are transposed (<span class="accented">vide</span> Westcott and Hort, 'Appendix'), possibly because the terms of ver. 5 seemed to be more closely parallel to ver. 3 (cf. Meyer, Weiss), and also those of ver. 4 fitted excellently with ver. 6. But far the greater balance of evidence is in favour of the usual order, which also, though not on the surface, is in the deepest connexion with the preceding and the following verses. They that mourn (cf. <a href="/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2</a>). Our Lord does not define that which causes the mourning, but as the preceding and the following verses all refer to the religious or at least the ethical sphere, merely carnal and worldly mourning is excluded. The mourning referred to must, therefore, be produced by religious or moral causes. Mourners for the state of Israel, so far as they mourned not for its political but for its spiritual condition (cf. similar mourning in the Christian Church, <a href="/2_corinthians/7-9.htm">2 Corinthians 7:9, 10</a>), would be included (cf. Weiss, 'Life,' 2:142); but our Lord's primary thought must have been of mourning over one's personal state, not exactly, perhaps, over one's sins, but over the realized poverty in spirit just spoken of (cf. Weiss-Meyer). As the deepest poverty lies in the sphere of the spirit, so the deepest mourning lies there also. All other mourning is but partial and slight compared with this (<a href="/proverbs/18-14.htm">Proverbs 18:14</a>). <span class="cmt_word">For they shall be comforted</span>. When? On having the kingdom of heaven (ver. 3); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> during this life in measure (cf. <a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Luke 2:25</a>), but fully only hereafter. The mourning over one's personal poverty in spirit is removed in proportion as Christ is received and appropriated; but during this life such appropriation can be only partial. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/5-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Blessed [are]</span><br /><span class="grk">Μακάριοι</span> <span class="translit">(Makarioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3107.htm">Strong's 3107: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mourn,</span><br /><span class="grk">πενθοῦντες</span> <span class="translit">(penthountes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3996.htm">Strong's 3996: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mourn, lament, feel guilt. From penthos; to grieve.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(Hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(autoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be comforted.</span><br /><span class="grk">παρακληθήσονται</span> <span class="translit">(paraklēthēsontai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn for they (Matt. 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