Matthew 5:4

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 5:1-4

DISCOURSE: 1288THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE HUMBLEMatthew 5:1-4. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.THERE is no portion of the Holy Scriptures for which mankind at large express so great a reverence, as that which is called the Sermon on the Mount. Some exalt... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-48

Tonight we have the Sermon on the Mount, what a fantastic portion of scripture. Matthew five,And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he has sat down, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth, and he taught them, saying, ( Matthew 5:1-2 ).The first thing to notice is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for everybody. The Sermon on the Mount was not for the multitudes. Jesus is not here talking to the multitudes, he is talking to his disciples and unless a... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:1-48

Matthew 5:1 . Seeing the multitudes, assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upon them, not for distinction of dress and rank, these being vain in the eyes of heaven: he looked for those whom the world overlook, he looked for his Father’s image in the crowd, the poor in spirit, the mourners, and the meek. Matthew 5:3 . Blessed are the poor in spirit. These characters are... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 5:4

Matthew 5:4They that mourn.The mourners who are not entitled to the blessings here namedI. Those who indulge the sorrow of discontent.II. The inordinate sorrow for worldly losses.III. Sorrow for wounded pride.IV. A despairing spirit as to their acceptance with God. Those who are blessed:-1. There is a mourning arising from a sense of having offended God.2. Those who mourn under the afflicting dispensations of God’s providence.3. A few words to those who enjoy worldly contentment: you are no... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 5:4

4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Ver. 4. Blessed are they that mourn ] For sin, with a funeral sorrow (as the word signifieth), such as is expressed by crying and weeping, Luke 6:25 , such as was that at Megiddo, for the loss of good Josiah; or as when a man mourns for his only son, Zechariah 12:10 . ( πενθος, luctus ex morte amicorum. Steph. As the widow of Nain; as Jacob for Joseph; as David for his Absalom.) This is the work of the Spirit of grace and of... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 5:4

Psalms 6:1-1 Samuel :, Psalms 13:1-Deuteronomy :, Psalms 30:7-1 Kings :, Psalms 32:3-Judges :, Psalms 40:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 69:29-Amos :, Psalms 116:3-Judges :, Psalms 126:5, Psalms 126:6, Isaiah 12:1, Isaiah 25:8, Isaiah 30:19, Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 38:14-Psalms :, Isaiah 51:11, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 57:18, Isaiah 61:2, Isaiah 61:3, Isaiah 66:10, Jeremiah 31:9-2 Kings :, Jeremiah 31:16, Jeremiah 31:17, Ezekiel 7:16, Ezekiel 9:4, Zechariah 12:10-2 Chronicles :, Zechariah 13:1, Luke 6:21, Luke... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.They that mourn — Either for their own sins, or for other men's, and are steadily and habitually serious.They shall be comforted — More solidly and deeply even in this world, and eternally in heaven. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:4

4. They that mourn Of course all the terms are to be understood as within the sphere of religion. The mourning is not secular, but religious grief penitence. As sin is the only essential evil, so this mourning is for sin. And for sin the only comfort is forgiveness and divine favour. Penitence is a blessed receptivity of the true blessedness. read more

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