Matthew 5:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Great blessings belong to those who are sad now. God will comfort them.

Cross References

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain. All the old ways are gone.”

Isaiah 57:18

I have seen their way of life, but I will heal them. I will guide and comfort them and those who mourn for them.

Luke 6:21

Great blessings belong to you who are hungry now. You will be filled. Great blessings belong to you who are crying now. You will be happy and laughing.

James 1:12

Great blessings belong to those who are tempted and remain faithful! After they have proved their faith, God will give them the reward of eternal life. God promised this to all people who love him.

Isaiah 25:8

But death will be destroyed forever. And the Lord GOD will wipe away every tear from every face. In the past, all of his people were sad, but God will take away that sadness from the earth. All of this will happen because the Lord said it would.

Isaiah 66:10

Jerusalem and all her friends, be happy! All of you who were sad for her, be happy and rejoice with her!

Ezekiel 9:4

Then the Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem. Put a mark on the forehead of everyone who feels sad and upset about all the terrible things people are doing in this city.”

Isaiah 35:10

The Lord will make his people free, and they will come back to him. They will come into Zion rejoicing. They will be happy forever. Their happiness will be like a crown on their heads. Gladness and joy will fill them completely. Sorrow and sadness will be far, far away.

Isaiah 30:19

You people who live in Jerusalem on Mount Zion will not continue crying. The Lord will hear your crying, and he will comfort you. When he hears you, he will help you.

Luke 16:25

“But Abraham said, ‘My child, remember when you lived? You had all the good things in life. But Lazarus had nothing but problems. Now he is comforted here, and you are suffering.

Ezekiel 7:16

“But some people will escape. The survivors will run to the mountains, but they will not be happy. They will be sad for all their sins. They will cry and make sad noises like doves.

Luke 6:25

How bad it will be for you people who are full now, because you will be hungry. How bad it will be for you people who are laughing now, because you will be sad and cry.

Isaiah 12:1

At that time you will say, “I praise you, Lord! You have been angry with me, but don’t be angry with me now. Show your love to me.

Luke 7:50

Jesus said to the woman, “Because you believed, you are saved from your sins. Go in peace.”

Luke 7:38

She stood at Jesus’ feet, crying. Then she began to wash his feet with her tears. She dried his feet with her hair. She kissed his feet many times and rubbed them with the perfume.

Zechariah 12:10

I will fill David’s family and the people living in Jerusalem with a spirit of kindness and mercy. They will look to me, the one they stabbed, and they will be very sad. They will be as sad as someone crying over the death of their only son, as sad as someone crying over the death of their firstborn son.

Isaiah 66:2

I am the one who made all things. They are all here because I made them,” says the Lord. “These are the people I care for: the poor, humble people who obey my commands.