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Matthew 5:4–5

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Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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From verse 4

  1. Revelation 21:4Rank 1 from verse 4
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    4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

  2. 2 Corinthians 7:9–10Rank 2 from verse 4
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    9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

    10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

  3. Isaiah 61:2–3Rank 3 from verse 4
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    2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

    3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  4. John 16:20–22Rank 4 from verse 4
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    20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

    21A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

    22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  5. Psalms 126:5–6Rank 5 from verse 4
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    5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

    6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

  6. Isaiah 57:18Rank 6 from verse 4
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    18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

  7. Luke 6:21Rank 7 from verse 4
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    21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

  8. Revelation 7:14–17Rank 8 from verse 4
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    14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

    15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

    16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

    17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  9. James 1:12Rank 9 from verse 4
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    12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

  10. Isaiah 51:11–12Rank 10 from verse 4
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    11Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

    12I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

  11. Isaiah 25:8Rank 11 from verse 4
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    8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

  12. 2 Corinthians 1:4–7Rank 12 from verse 4
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    4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

    5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

    6And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

    7And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

  13. Isaiah 66:10Rank 13 from verse 4
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    10Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

  14. Ezekiel 9:4Rank 14 from verse 4
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    4And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

  15. Isaiah 35:10Rank 15 from verse 4
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    10And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

  16. Psalms 30:7–11Rank 16 from verse 4
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    7Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.

    8I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication.

    9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

    10Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.

    11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

  17. Isaiah 30:19Rank 17 from verse 4
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    19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.

  18. Jeremiah 31:16–17Rank 18 from verse 4
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    16Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

    17And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.

  19. Psalms 69:29–30Rank 19 from verse 4
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    29But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

    30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

  20. Luke 16:25Rank 20 from verse 4
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    25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

  21. Psalms 116:3–7Rank 21 from verse 4
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    3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

    4Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

    5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

    6The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

    7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

  22. Psalms 40:1–3Rank 22 from verse 4
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    1I WAITED patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

    2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

    3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

  23. Isaiah 12:1Rank 23 from verse 4
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    1AND in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

  24. Ezekiel 7:16Rank 24 from verse 4
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    16¶ But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

  25. Psalms 13:1–5Rank 25 from verse 4
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    1HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

    2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

    3Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

    4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

    5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

  26. Isaiah 38:14–19Rank 26 from verse 4
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    14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

    15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

    16O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.

    17Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

    18For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

    19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

  27. Luke 6:25Rank 27 from verse 4
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    25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

  28. Psalms 6:1–9Rank 28 from verse 4
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    1O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

    2Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

    3My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

    4Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

    5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

    6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

    7Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

    8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

    9The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

  29. Psalms 32:3–7Rank 29 from verse 4
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    3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

    4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

    5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

    6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

    7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

  30. Jeremiah 31:9–12Rank 30 from verse 4
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    9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

    10¶ Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

    11For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

    12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

  31. Luke 7:50Rank 31 from verse 4
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    50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

  32. Zechariah 12:10–1Rank 32 from verse 4
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  33. Luke 7:38Rank 33 from verse 4
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    38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

From verse 5

  1. Psalms 37:11Rank 1 from verse 5
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    11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

  2. Isaiah 29:19Rank 2 from verse 5
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    19The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  3. James 3:13Rank 3 from verse 5
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    13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

  4. Psalms 149:4Rank 4 from verse 5
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    4For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

  5. Galatians 5:23Rank 5 from verse 5
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    23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

  6. Colossians 3:12Rank 6 from verse 5
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    12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

  7. Matthew 11:29Rank 7 from verse 5
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    29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

  8. Numbers 12:3Rank 8 from verse 5
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    3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

  9. Psalms 25:9Rank 9 from verse 5
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    9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

  10. James 1:21Rank 10 from verse 5
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    21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

  11. Ephesians 4:2Rank 11 from verse 5
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    2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

  12. 1 Peter 3:15Rank 12 from verse 5
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    15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

  13. Zephaniah 2:3Rank 13 from verse 5
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    3Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.

  14. Titus 3:2Rank 14 from verse 5
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    2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

  15. Isaiah 11:4Rank 15 from verse 5
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    4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  16. Psalms 25:13Rank 16 from verse 5
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    13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

  17. Psalms 37:22Rank 17 from verse 5
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    22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

  18. Psalms 37:29Rank 18 from verse 5
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    29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

  19. Psalms 37:9Rank 19 from verse 5
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    9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

  20. Psalms 69:32Rank 20 from verse 5
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    32The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

  21. 1 Peter 3:4Rank 21 from verse 5
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    4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

  22. Romans 4:13Rank 22 from verse 5
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    13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  23. 1 Timothy 6:11Rank 23 from verse 5
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    11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

  24. Psalms 147:6Rank 24 from verse 5
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    6The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

  25. 2 Timothy 2:25Rank 25 from verse 5
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    25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

  26. Matthew 21:5Rank 26 from verse 5
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    5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

  27. Psalms 37:34Rank 27 from verse 5
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    34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

  28. Isaiah 60:21Rank 28 from verse 5
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    21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

  29. Isaiah 61:1Rank 29 from verse 5
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    1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  30. Psalms 22:26Rank 30 from verse 5
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    26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

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Matthew 5:4

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blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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mourn

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Sense 1: To grieve, sorrow, lament, weep, or express distress. Sense 2: To show the effects of ruin and sorrow.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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comforted

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Sense 1: Relieved, strengthened, encouraged, consoled, or given rest. Sense 2: Satisfied or brought to a settled state.

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 5:5

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

5:4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

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5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

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5:6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

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