"Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
Blessed are ye that hunger now,.... Not only suffer hunger and thirst in a literal sense, in this present life, but who have hunger and thirst in a spiritual sense,
after righteousness and eternal life, as in Mat 5:6 where it is also said as here: for ye shall be filled: with righteousness and life; See Gill on Mat 5:6 . blessed are ye that weep now; under afflictions and pressures of life, and mourn for sin, their own, and others: for ye shall laugh; be filled with spiritual joy and pleasure, and be comforted with the consolations of the Spirit; See Gill on Mat 5:4 .
Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
Blessed are ye that hunger now,.... Not only suffer hunger and thirst in a literal sense, in this present life, but who have hunger and thirst in a spiritual sense,
after righteousness and eternal life, as in Mat 5:6 where it is also said as here: for ye shall be filled: with righteousness and life; See Gill on Mat 5:6 . blessed are ye that weep now; under afflictions and pressures of life, and mourn for sin, their own, and others: for ye shall laugh; be filled with spiritual joy and pleasure, and be comforted with the consolations of the Spirit; See Gill on Mat 5:4 .