Matthew 5:6
Strong's Lexicon
Blessed [are]
Μακάριοι (Makarioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3107: Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.

those
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

who hunger
πεινῶντες (peinōntes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3983: To be hungry, needy, desire earnestly. From the same as penes; to famish; figuratively, to crave.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

thirst
διψῶντες (dipsōntes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1372: To thirst for, desire earnestly. From a variation of dipsos; to thirst for.

for
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

righteousness,
δικαιοσύνην (dikaiosynēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification.

for
Ὅτι (Hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

they
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

will be filled.
χορτασθήσονται (chortasthēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5526: To feed, satisfy, fatten. From chortos; to fodder, i.e. to gorge.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness—because they shall be filled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed, for they will be filled.

New American Standard Bible
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

King James Bible
Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

New Living Translation
God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.

English Standard Version
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

New American Standard Bible
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

King James Bible
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed, for they will be filled.

International Standard Version
"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!

NET Bible
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

American Standard Version
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

English Revised Version
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Young's Literal Translation
'Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled.
















Cross References
Psalm 63:1
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Psalm 107:9
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Proverbs 21:21
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Isaiah 55:1
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Isaiah 55:2
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Jeremiah 31:25
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

John 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

John 6:48
I am that bread of life.

John 7:37
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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