Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled.
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 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 Blessed are the meek! For they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! For they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy.
Names
Cross References
John 4:14
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 6:48-58
I am the Bread of life.
John 7:37
And in the last day of the great feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
Psalm 4:6-7
There are many who say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift up the light of Your face on us.
Psalm 17:15
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with Your image.
Psalm 42:1-2
To the Chief Musician. A contemplation; for the sons of Korah. As the hart pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God.
Psalm 63:1-2
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Psalm 63:5
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips,
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the one whom You choose, and cause to come near You. He shall dwell in Your courts; we shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, of Your holy temple.
Psalm 84:2
My soul longs, yea, even faints for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh shout for joy to the living God.
Psalm 107:9
For He satisfies the thirsty soul, and fills the hungry soul with good.
Psalm 145:19
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Song of Songs 5:1
I have come into My garden, My sister, My spouse; I have gathered My myrrh with My spice; I have eaten My honeycomb with My honey; I have drunk My wine with My milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O Beloved.
Isaiah 25:6
And in this mountain Jehovah of Hosts shall make a feast of fat things for all the people, a feast of wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of refined wine on the lees.
Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue fails for thirst, I Jehovah will hear them, I the God of Israel will not leave them.
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground. I will pour My spirit on your seed, and My blessing on your offspring;
Isaiah 49:9-10
that You may say to the prisoners, Go out! To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves! They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
Isaiah 55:1-3
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat. Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Isaiah 65:13
So the Lord Jehovah says, Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be ashamed.
Isaiah 66:11
that you may suck and be satisfied with her comforting breasts; that you may milk out and be delighted with the fullness of her glory.
Amos 8:11-13
Behold, the days come, says the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land; not a famine of bread nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the Words of Jehovah.
Luke 1:53
He has filled the hungry with good things, and He has sent away the rich empty.
Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
Luke 6:25
Woe to you who are full! For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now! For you shall mourn and weep.
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for that food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father sealed Him.
Revelation 7:16
They will not hunger any more, nor thirst any more, nor will the sun light on them, nor any heat.