Matthew 5:6
Monday, 11 November 2024
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6
“Blessed – those famishing and thirsting righteousness,
For they – they will be filled” (CG).
In the previous verse, Jesus spoke of the benignant inheriting the land. Now His words continue with, “Blessed – those famishing and thirsting righteousness.”
Despite most translations simply following one after the other with “hunger and thirst,” the verbs are present participles – “famishing and thirsting.” The word peinaó means to famish. To crave or hunger are only figurative…
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