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Blessed and fortunate and happy and [a]spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God [b]enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be [c]completely satisfied!(A)

Blessed (happy, [d]to be envied, and [e]spiritually prosperous—[f]with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy!

Blessed (happy, [g]enviably fortunate, and [h]spiritually prosperous—possessing the [i]happiness produced by the experience of God’s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  2. Matthew 5:6 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  3. Matthew 5:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  4. Matthew 5:7 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
  5. Matthew 5:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  6. Matthew 5:7 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  7. Matthew 5:8 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
  8. Matthew 5:8 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  9. Matthew 5:8 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

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