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Matthew 5:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
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Quick Meaning
Blesses those hungering and thirsting for righteousness with satisfaction.
Read It With
- Matthew 5:1–5:12
Read Matthew 5:6 with 5:1–5:12. In isolation, this verse's contribution—blesses those hungering and thirsting for righteousness with satisfaction—can be detached from its speaker, audience, narrative or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Jesus sits before disciples and crowds and blesses the poor in spirit, mourners, meek, hungry for righteousness, merciful, pure, peacemakers, and persecuted faithful.
Read Matthew 5:3–12 together
Why these verses belong together: The blessings accumulate as one kingdom portrait; no single condition is an isolated technique for earning favor.
Verse 3. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Verse 4. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Verse 5. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Verse 6. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Verse 7. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Verse 8. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Verse 9. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Verse 10. 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Verse 11. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Verse 12. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
What Remains True
Jesus sits before disciples and crowds and blesses the poor in spirit, mourners, meek, hungry for righteousness, merciful, pure, peacemakers, and persecuted faithful. Matthew 5:6's proportionate contribution is this: Blesses those hungering and thirsting for righteousness with satisfaction.
How It Can Shape Life
- Matthew 5:6 contributes this specific claim: Blesses those hungering and thirsting for righteousness with satisfaction. Build communities that honor mourners, the meek, peacemakers, people hungry for justice, and those facing persecution without romanticizing their pain or leaving them unprotected.
Continue in Context
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Read Matthew 5:1–5:12 — The Beatitudes name kingdom blessingSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Matthew 5:1–5:12, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and punctuation control without treating one edition as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file data/sblgnt/text/Matt.txt, Matthew 5:1–5:12
Open the Matthew Greek text file ↗Lexical and grammatical evidence
STEP Bible Data
Tyndale House Cambridge
Tyndale House Cambridge, repository snapshot verified 2026
Supports: Morphology and lexical cross-check for the expressions actually discussed in this thought unit.
Exact location: STEP Bible Data TAGNT rows for Matthew 5:1–5:12
Open source ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Matthew with Translators' and Textual Notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-attached textual, translation, language, historical, Jewish-background, and Synoptic notes for this unit.
Exact location: NET Bible Matthew PDF, printed pp. 1808-1867, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to 5:1–5:12
Open source ↗