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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:3-16

1. The ideal character of his disciples. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:4

In some, especially "Western" authorities, Matthew 5:4 , Matthew 5:5 are transposed ( vide Westcott and Hort, 'Appendix'), possibly because the terms of Matthew 5:5 seemed to be more closely parallel to Matthew 5:3 (cf. Meyer, Weiss), and also those of Matthew 5:4 fitted excellently with Matthew 5:6 . But far the greater balance of evidence is in favour of the usual order, which also, though not on the surface, is in the deepest connexion with the preceding and the following... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:4

The blessedness of the mourner. "Blessed are they that mourn," etc. Perhaps this Beatitude may be counted as the one that most amazed ears and minds, which were not a little amazed by each one in turn. How little real cheerfulness possessed the heart of the people among whom Jesus lived! There was a maddened, frivolous excitement on the one hand; on the other, a tamed-down and habitual dispiritedness. The heritage of the nation at this time was the misery and sense of degradation that came... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn - This is capable of two meanings: either, that those are blessed who are afflicted with the loss of friends or possessions, or that they who mourn over sin are blessed. As Christ came to preach repentance, to induce people to mourn over their sins and to forsake them, it is probable that he had the latter particularly in view. Compare 2 Corinthians 7:10. At the same time, it is true that the gospel only can give true comfort to those in affliction, Isaiah 61:1-3;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:4

Matthew 5:4. Blessed [or happy ] are they that mourn Namely, for their own sins and those of other men, and are steadily and habitually serious, watchful, and circumspect; for they shall be comforted Even in this world, with the consolation that arises from a sense of the forgiveness of sins, peace with God, clear discoveries of his favour, and well-grounded, lively hopes of the heavenly inheritance, and with the full enjoyment of that inheritance itself in the world to come. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-12

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNTWhen people enter Jesus’ kingdom they enter a new life. They come under the rule of Jesus and, as his disciples, listen to his teaching and put it into practice. Their behaviour is not governed by a set of rules such as the law of Moses, but by the character of Jesus, who wants to reproduce that character in them. The collection of Jesus’ teachings commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount deals with the attitudes, behaviour and responsibilities of those who have come... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:4

Blessed. Note the Figure of speech Anaphora ( App-6 ). The eight Beatitudes are to be contrasted with and understood by the eight "woes" of Matthew 23:13-33 . See App-126 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.It is, of course, a paradox to say, "Happy are they that grieve!" but that is exactly what this beatitude means. The ministry of grief, mourning, and sorrow as affecting the development of Christian character is set forth in detail in the New Testament. Tribulation results in patience (Romans 5:3,4). It yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness (Hebrews 12:11). Godly sorrow leads to repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10). What a generous and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:4

Matthew 5:4. Blessed are they that mourn— "Either for their own sins, or for other men's, and who are steadily and habitually serious; they shall be comforted, most solidly and deeply in this world, and eternally in heaven. What they now sow in tears, they shall reap in joy." See 1Co 5:2 and Bengelius. Possibly our Saviour might refer still farther in this blessing to the mourning rightly improved on account of afflictions; and in this light nothing can be more true than the present aphorism;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:4

4. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted—This "mourning" must not be taken loosely for that feeling which is wrung from men under pressure of the ills of life, nor yet strictly for sorrow on account of committed sins. Evidently it is that entire feeling which the sense of our spiritual poverty begets; and so the second beatitude is but the complement of the first. The one is the intellectual, the other the emotional aspect of the same thing. It is poverty of spirit that says,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:3-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:4

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