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Mourning Over Sin
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the “mourning” Jesus blesses is not general grief, but a specific, spiritual sorrow over sin. This includes mourning our own personal failings, the sins of our community, and the brokenness of the world. This “godly sorrow,” as scholars like Matthew Henry and Albert Barnes call it, leads to repentance and is the necessary first step toward receiving God's comfort.
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 5:4
18th Century
Theologian
Blessed are they that mourn. This is capable of two meanings: either that those are blessed who are afflicted with the loss of friends or …
AT Robertson
On Matthew 5:4
They that mourn (ο πενθουντες). This is another paradox. This verb "is most frequent in the LXX for mourning for the dead, and for…
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 5:4
19th Century
Preacher
Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Let them be comforted now in the prospect of future comfort.
There…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 5:4
The godly remnant of Jesus’ day weeps because of the humiliation of Israel, but they understand that it comes from personal and corporate sins. Wee…
John Calvin
On Matthew 5:4
16th Century
Theologian
Happy are those who mourn. This statement is closely connected with the preceding one and is a sort of appendage or confirmation of it. Th…
John Gill
On Matthew 5:4
17th Century
Pastor
Blessed are they that mourn
For sin, for their own sins; the sin of their nature, indwelling sin, which is always wo…
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 5:3–12
17th Century
Minister
Our Savior here gives eight characteristics of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian.
The poor …
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 5:3–10
13th Century
Philosopher
The Evangelist, above, set forth a kind of brief preamble to Christ’s teaching; now he relates the teaching itself and its effect, namely, the admi…