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Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

Kingdom, blessing and righteousness

Key words: makarios dikaiosynē peinaō dipsaō chortazō

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Blessedmakarioi μακάριοιmakarios9
[are]supplied in English
they whichhoi οἱho145
do hungerpeinōntes πεινῶντεςpeinaō1
andkai καὶkai104
thirst afterdipsōntes διψῶντεςdipsaō1
righteousnessdikaiosynēn δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynē4
forhoti ὅτιhoti33
theyautoi αὐτοὶautos70
shall be filledchortasthēsontai χορτασθήσονταιchortazō1

Memory passages these point to

J-109 Revelation 7:9-16J-68 Psalm 145:1-21J-90 Luke 6:20-31P-65 Psalm 63:1-7P-93 Luke 6:17-26S-68 Psalm 107:1-15S-90 Luke 6:19-25

Cross-references 26

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

[are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness 8
  • Psalms 42:1-2

    1As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. 2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

  • Psalms 63:1-2 P-65 Psalm 63:1-7

    1O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. 2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

  • Psalms 84:2

    2My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

  • Psalms 107:9 S-68 Psalm 107:1-15

    9For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

  • Amos 8:11-13

    11"Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord GOD, "That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the LORD. 12They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, But shall not find it. 13"In that day the fair virgins And strong young men Shall faint from thirst.

  • Luke 1:53

    53He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty.

  • Luke 6:21, 25 J-90 Luke 6:20-31P-93 Luke 6:17-26S-90 Luke 6:19-25

    21Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh.
    25Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep.

  • John 6:27

    27Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."

for they shall be filled 17
  • Psalms 4:6-7

    6There are many who say, "Who will show us any good?" LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. 7You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.

  • Psalms 17:15

    15As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.

  • Psalms 63:5 P-65 Psalm 63:1-7

    5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

  • Psalms 65:4

    4Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.

  • Psalms 145:19 J-68 Psalm 145:1-21

    19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.

  • Song of Solomon 5:1

    1I have come to 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, yes, drink deeply, O beloved ones!

  • Isaiah 25:6

    6And in this mountain The LORD of hosts will make for all people A feast of choice pieces, A feast of wines on the lees, Of fat things full of marrow, Of well-refined wines on the lees.

  • Isaiah 41:17

    17"The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the LORD, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

  • Isaiah 44:3

    3For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring;

  • Isaiah 49:9-10

    9That You may say to the prisoners, "Go forth,' To those who are in darkness, "Show yourselves.'"They shall feed along the roads, And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. 10They shall neither hunger nor thirst, Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them.

  • Isaiah 55:1-3

    1"Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. 2Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. 3Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you--The sure mercies of David.

  • Isaiah 65:13

    13Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, My servants shall eat, But you shall be hungry; Behold, My servants shall drink, But you shall be thirsty; Behold, My servants shall rejoice, But you shall be ashamed;

  • Isaiah 66:11

    11That you may feed and be satisfied With the consolation of her bosom, That you may drink deeply and be delighted With the abundance of her glory."

  • John 4:14

    14but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."

  • John 6:48-58

    48I am the bread of life. 49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world." 52The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?" 53Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. 56He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. 57As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58This is the bread which came down from heaven--not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever."

  • John 7:37

    37On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.

  • Revelation 7:16 J-109 Revelation 7:9-16

    16They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;

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