Matthew 5:4

About this verse

This is the second of the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus calls the grieving blessed, not because loss is good, but because God meets mourners with comfort.

In context · Matthew 5:2–6

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. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Topics

Grief · Funerals