Matthew 5:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 5:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 5:6 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 5:6 — KJV
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
— Matthew 5:6 (KJV)
Matthew 5:6 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:6: blessed, hunger, filled
“After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:6: thirst, after, filled
“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:6: after, righteousness, filled
“And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:6: blessed, after
“And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:6: blessed, after
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