Matthew 5:6

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 107:9

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

Psalm 145:19

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

Psalm 17:15

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

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 man You choose and allow to approach You, that he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

Psalm 84:2

My soul longs and even yearns for the courtyards of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Proverbs 21:21

He who pursues righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I came to my garden, my sister, my bride; I gathered my myrrh with my spice. I ate my honeycomb with my honey, and I drank my wine with my milk. Eat, my friends! Drink, and be drunk, O lovers!

Isaiah 25:6

In this mountain the Lord of Hosts shall prepare for all people a lavish feast, a feast of aged wines, choice pieces full of marrow, and refined, aged wines.

Isaiah 41:17

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongues fail for thirst, I, the Lord, will hear them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Isaiah 44:3

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

Isaiah 65:13

Therefore, 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

that you may feed and be satisfied with her consoling breasts, that you may feed and be delighted with the abundance of her bosom.

Jeremiah 31:25

For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away 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 filled, for you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water that I shall give him will become in him a well of water springing up into eternal life.”

John 6:27

Do not work for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

John 7:37

On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

Revelation 7:16

‘They shall neither hunger any more, nor shall they thirst any more; the sun shall not strike them,’ nor any scorching heat;