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and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is: μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες καὶ διψῶντες τὴν δικαιοσύνην,
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Les Béatitudes, (Op. 25), CFF 185, FWV 53, [1] is a French oratorio written by César Franck from 1869 to 1879 and scored for orchestra, chorus, and soloists. The text is a poetic meditation on the eight beatitudes of Jesus, from the Gospel of Matthew, by Joséphine-Blanche Colomb.
Hunger for God’s Word is a very good thing. It is a sign we have a saving relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ.
Then, because they do not make the greatest and fullest goal of Christianity their own, and so do not aspire to attain it, they can have no longing and diligence, no hunger and thirst for righteousness (cf Matt. 5:6); on the contrary, content with outward show and behavior and with minor accomplishments of this kind, they abandon that blessed ...
The phrase "inherit the earth" is also similar to "theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven" in Matthew 5:3.Schweizer notes that two terms reflect the two different views of the end times current when Matthew was writing.
Furthermore, Luke uses the common expression "kingdom of God", the only term for the kingdom used in Mark and Luke. All this suggests that the number and versions of the beatitudes found in Luke 6 are closer to the sayings of Jesus than those in Matthew, as well known and beloved as they may be.
for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is: μακάριοι οἱ δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης,