Matthew 5:6

The Beatitudes

⁵ Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage. ⁶ Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire. ⁷ Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

Blessed are

Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

With God

Ed

John 4:14

But whoever takes the water I give him will never be in need of drink again; for the water I give him will become in him a fountain of eternal life.

John 6:48-58

I am the bread of life.

John 7:37

On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus got up and said in a loud voice, If any man is in need of drink let him come to me and I will give it to him.

Psalm 4:6-7

There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

Psalm 42:1-2

Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

Psalm 63:1-2

O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

Psalm 65:4

Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.

Psalm 84:2

The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

Psalm 107:9

He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

Song of Songs 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; to take my myrrh with my spice; my wax with my honey; my wine with my milk. Take meat, O friends; take wine, yes, be overcome with love.

Isaiah 25:6

And in this mountain will the Lord of armies make for all peoples a feast of good things, a feast of wines long stored, of good things sweet to the taste, of wines long kept and tested.

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.

Isaiah 44:3

For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.

Isaiah 49:9-10

Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.

Isaiah 55:1-3

Ho! everyone in need, come to the waters, and he who has no strength, let him get food: come, get bread without money; wine and milk without price.

Isaiah 65:13

For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:

Isaiah 66:11

So that you may take of the comfort flowing from her breasts, and be delighted with the full measure of her glory.

Amos 8:11-13

See, the days are coming, says the Lord God, when I will send times of great need on the land, not need of food or desire for water, but for hearing the words of the Lord.

Luke 1:53

Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

Luke 6:21

Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.

Luke 6:25

Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow.

John 6:27

Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

Revelation 7:16

They will never be in need of food or drink: and they will never again be troubled by the burning heat of the sun: