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Selected Verse: Luke 6:21 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 6:21 |
King James |
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| laugh--How charming is the liveliness of this word, to express what in Matthew is called being "comforted!" |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Now
Peculiar to Luke.
Shall be filled
See on Mat 5:6.
Weep (κλαίοντες)
Strictly, to weep audibly. See on πενθοῦντες, mourn, Mat 5:4.
Laugh (γελάσετε)
Matthew, shall be comforted. |
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.