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Berean Standard Bible

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

Matthew 5:4

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Study note

This is the second of the Beatitudes that open the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus speaks to people living under foreign rule, economic hardship and personal loss, and many in the crowd knew grief firsthand.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

World English Bible (WEB)

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

King James Version (KJV)

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Blessed the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Bienaventurados los que lloran: porque ellos recibirán consolación.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Dichosos los que lloran, porque serán consolados!

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