Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!
A Conservative Version
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be filled.
American Standard Version
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"Those persons who have an appetite for whatever is right will be blessed because they will be satisfied.
Anderson New Testament
Bless ed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall be filled.
Bible in Basic English
Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
Common New Testament
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be satisfied.
Darby Translation
Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Godbey New Testament
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: because they shall be filled.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for uprightness, for they will be satisfied!
John Wesley New Testament
Happy are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.
King James 2000
Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Blessed [are] the ones who hunger and thirst [for] righteousness, because they will be satisfied.
Modern King James verseion
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! For they shall be filled.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Moffatt New Testament
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for goodness! they will be satisfied.
Montgomery New Testament
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for the righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.
NET Bible
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
New Heart English Bible
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Noyes New Testament
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled.
Sawyer New Testament
Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
The Emphasized Bible
Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Webster
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Weymouth New Testament
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.
Williams New Testament
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for being and doing right, for they will be completely satisfied.
World English Bible
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Worrell New Testament
"Happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: because they shall be filled.
Worsley New Testament
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.
Youngs Literal Translation
Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled.
Themes
Beatitudes of Christ » 4th spiritual appetite (signifying growth)
the Blessed » Who hunger and thirst after righteousness
Character » Of saints » Hungering for righteousness
Character of saints » Hungering after righteousness
Christian conduct » Blessedness of maintaining
Disciples/apostles » What the disciples are
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of blessing
Happiness of saints in this life » Described by Christ in the beatitudes
Hunger » Those that hunger after righteousness
Select readings » The beatitudes
Righteousness » Blessedness of » Hungering and thirsting after
Righteousness » Saints » Hunger and thirst after
Salt » Who is the salt of the earth
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of blessing
Spirituality » Engenders thirst for heavenly blessings
The fruit of righteousness » Those that hunger and thirst after righteousness
Thirst » Figurative of the ardent desire of the devout mind
Topics
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about Matthew 5:6
Devotionals containing Matthew 5:6
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:6
Prayers for Matthew 5:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Beatitudes
5 Happy the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled. 7 Happy the compasaionate: for they shall be commiserated.
Names
Cross References
John 4:14
But whoever should drink of the water which I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water which I shall give him shall be in him a spring of water springing up to eternal life.
John 6:48-58
I am the bread of life.
John 7:37
In the last day, the great one of the festival, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any thirst, let him come to me, and drink.
Psalm 4:6-7
Many saying, Who will cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy face, O Jehovah.
Psalm 17:15
I in justice shall see thy face: I shall be satisfied in awaking with thine appearance.
Psalm 42:1-2
To the overseer instructing for the sons of Borah. As the stag will long for the channels of waters, thus will my soul long for thee, O God.
Psalm 63:1-2
Chanting to David in his being in the desert of Judah. O God thou art my God; I will seek thee: my soul thirsted for thee, my flesh longed for thee in a land of dryness, and thirsty without water.
Psalm 63:5
As milk and fatness my soul shall be satisfied; and with rejoicing lips shall my mouth praise.
Psalm 65:4
Happy him thou wilt choose, and thou wilt draw near; he shall dwell in thy enclosures: we shall be satisfied in the good of thy house; holy is thy temple.
Psalm 84:2
My soul longed after, and also failed for the enclosures of Jehovah: my heart and my flesh will rejoice for the living God.
Psalm 107:9
For he satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungering soul he filled with good.
Psalm 145:19
He will do the desire of them fearing him, and he will hear their cry and he will save them.
Song of Songs 5:1
I Came to my garden, my sister, O spouse: I gathered my myrrh with my spices; I ate my droppings with my honey; I drank my wine with my milk: Eat, O friends; drink ye, and drink to the full, O beloved ones.
Isaiah 25:6
Jehovah of armies will make to all peoples in this mountain a drinking of fatness, a drinking of lees of wine, fatness of marrows, strained lees of wine.
Isaiah 41:17
The poor and the needy seeking water, and none; their tongue failing in thirst, I Jehovah will answer them; the God of Israel, I will not forsake them.
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water upon the thirsty, and flowings upon the dry: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
Isaiah 49:9-10
To say to the bound, Go forth; to those in darkness, Uncover yourselves. They shall feed upon the ways, and in all naked hills their pastures.
Isaiah 55:1-3
Ho, every one thirsting, Come ye to the waters, and whom there is not to him silver, come ye, buy and eat; and come ye, and buy without silver and without price, wine and milk.
Isaiah 65:13
For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat and ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink and ye shall thirst: behold, my servants shall rejoice, and ye shall be ashamed.
Isaiah 66:11
So that ye shall suck and be satisfied from the breast of her consolation; so that ye shall press out and be delighted from the brightness of her glory.
Amos 8:11-13
Behold, the days coming, says the Lord Jehovah, and I sent famine into the land; not a faniine for bread, and not a thirst for water, but for hearing the words of Jehovah.
Luke 1:53
He has filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he sent away empty.
Luke 6:21
Happy the hungering now: for ye shall be satisfied. Happy the weeping now: for ye shall laugh.
Luke 6:25
Woe to you having been filled for ye shall hunger. Woe to you laughing now! for ye shall grieve and weep.
John 6:27
Work not for food perishing, but food remaining to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you: for him God the Father sealed.
Revelation 7:16
They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more; nor should the sun fall upon them, neither any heat.