11 translations · Greek
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
- KJV King James Version
- Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Blessed those hungering and thirsting for righteousness—because they will be filled.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Blessed are those whose greatest desire is to do what is right, for they will be satisfied.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness — because they shall be filled.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μακάριοι | Makarioi | Blessed [are] | G3107 μακάριος blessed |
| οἱ | hoi | those | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πεινῶντες | peinōntes | who hunger | G3983 πεινάω to hunger |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| διψῶντες | dipsōntes | thirst | G1372 διψάω to thirst |
| τὴν | tēn | for | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | righteousness | G1343 δικαιοσύνη righteousness |
| Ὅτι | Hoti | for | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| αὐτοὶ | autoi | they | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| χορτασθήσονται | chortasthēsontai | will be filled | G5526 χορτάζω to feed |
Related verses
- Psalm 107:9
For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
- John 4:14
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 6:27
Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
- John 6:48–58
I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die. …
- Psalm 145:19
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
- Isaiah 55:1–3
“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness. Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- John 7:37
Now 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!
- Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- Revelation 7:16
They will never be hungry, neither thirsty any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat;
- Psalm 42:1–2
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Read all of Matthew 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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