Matthew 5:4-5
King James Version
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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Matthew 5:4-5
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
4 Blessed and enviably happy [with a [a]happiness produced by the experience of God’s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His matchless grace] are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted!(A)
5 Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, [b]spiritually prosperous—[c]with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild, patient, long-suffering), for they shall inherit the earth!(B)
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- Matthew 5:4 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
- Matthew 5:5 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 5:5 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
Matthew 5:4-5
Living Bible
4 Those who mourn are fortunate! for they shall be comforted. 5 The meek and lowly are fortunate! for the whole wide world belongs to them.
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