Matthew 5:4

New American Bible - revised edition

Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Cross References

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, [for] the old order has passed away.”

Isaiah 57:18

I saw their ways, but I will heal them. I will lead them and restore full comfort to them and to those who mourn for them,

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him.

Isaiah 25:8

He will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; The reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 66:10

Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her, all you who love her; Rejoice with her in her joy, all you who mourn over her—

Ezekiel 9:4

and the Lord said to him: Pass through the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and mark an X on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the abominations practiced within it.

Isaiah 35:10

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy; They meet with joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning flee away.

Isaiah 30:19

Yes, people of Zion, dwelling in Jerusalem, you shall no longer weep; He will be most gracious to you when you cry out; as soon as he hears he will answer you.

Luke 16:25

Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.

Ezekiel 7:16

If their survivors flee, they will die on the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley on account of their guilt.

Luke 6:25

But woe to you who are filled now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will grieve and weep.

Isaiah 12:1

On that day, you will say: I give you thanks, O Lord; though you have been angry with me, your anger has abated, and you have consoled me.

Luke 7:50

But he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Luke 7:38

she stood behind him at his feet weeping and began to bathe his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the ointment.

Zechariah 12:10

I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of mercy and supplication, so that when they look on him whom they have thrust through, they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and they will grieve for him as one grieves over a firstborn. Catalogue of Mourners.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things when all of them came to be—oracle of the Lord. This is the one whom I approve: the afflicted one, crushed in spirit, who trembles at my word.