Matthew 5:4 Cross References

Matthew 5:4

4: God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Revelation 21:4

  1. He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever."

2 Corinthians 7:9

  1. Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to have remorse and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way.
  2. For God can use sorrow in our lives to help us turn away from sin and seek salvation. We will never regret that kind of sorrow. But sorrow without repentance is the kind that results in death.

Isaiah 61:2

  1. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the LORD's favor has come, and with it, the day of God's anger against their enemies.
  2. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning, praise instead of despair. For the LORD has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for his own glory.

John 16:20

  1. Truly, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy when you see me again.
  2. It will be like a woman experiencing the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives place to joy because she has brought a new person into the world.
  3. You have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.

Revelation 7:14

  1. And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." Then he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.
  2. That is why they are standing in front of the throne of God, serving him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will live among them and shelter them.
  3. They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and they will be fully protected from the scorching noontime heat.
  4. For the Lamb who stands in front of the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away all their tears."

Luke 6:21

  1. God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for the time will come when you will laugh with joy.

Isaiah 57:18

  1. I have seen what they do, but I will heal them anyway! I will lead them and comfort those who mourn.

Psalms 126:5

  1. Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.
  2. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.

James 1:12

  1. God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Isaiah 51:11

  1. Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return to Jerusalem, singing songs of everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be overcome with joy and gladness.
  2. "I, even I, am the one who comforts you. So why are you afraid of mere humans, who wither like the grass and disappear?

2 Corinthians 1:4

  1. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
  2. You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
  3. So when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your benefit and salvation! For when God comforts us, it is so that we, in turn, can be an encouragement to you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.
  4. We are confident that as you share in suffering, you will also share God's comfort.

Isaiah 25:8

  1. He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign LORD will wipe away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people. The LORD has spoken!

Ezekiel 9:4

  1. He said to him, "Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all those who weep and sigh because of the sins they see around them."

Isaiah 66:10

  1. "Rejoice with Jerusalem! Be glad with her, all you who love her and mourn for her.

Psalms 30:7

  1. Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
  2. I cried out to you, O LORD. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
  3. "What will you gain if I die, if I sink down into the grave? Can my dust praise you from the grave? Can it tell the world of your faithfulness?
  4. Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me. Help me, O LORD."
  5. You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

Isaiah 30:19

  1. O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will be gracious if you ask for help. He will respond instantly to the sound of your cries.

Isaiah 35:10

  1. Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return to Jerusalem, singing songs of everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be overcome with joy and gladness.

Psalms 69:29

  1. I am suffering and in pain. Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.
  2. Then I will praise God's name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.

Psalms 13:1

  1. O LORD, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?
  2. How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?
  3. Turn and answer me, O LORD my God! Restore the light to my eyes, or I will die.
  4. Don't let my enemies gloat, saying, "We have defeated him!" Don't let them rejoice at my downfall.
  5. But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me.

Psalms 32:3

  1. When I refused to confess my sin, I was weak and miserable, and I groaned all day long.
  2. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.
  3. Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them. I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the LORD." And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
  4. Therefore, let all the godly confess their rebellion to you while there is time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.
  5. For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.

Jeremiah 31:16

  1. But now the LORD says, "Do not weep any longer, for I will reward you. Your children will come back to you from the distant land of the enemy.
  2. There is hope for your future," says the LORD. "Your children will come again to their own land.

Psalms 40:1

  1. I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.
  2. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.
  3. He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be astounded. They will put their trust in the LORD.

Psalms 6:1

  1. O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.
  2. Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak. Heal me, LORD, for my body is in agony.
  3. I am sick at heart. How long, O LORD, until you restore me?
  4. Return, O LORD, and rescue me. Save me because of your unfailing love.
  5. For in death, who remembers you? Who can praise you from the grave?

Isaiah 12:1

  1. In that day you will sing: "Praise the LORD! He was angry with me, but now he comforts me.

Psalms 116:3

  1. Death had its hands around my throat; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.
  2. Then I called on the name of the LORD: "Please, LORD, save me!"
  3. How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!
  4. The LORD protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and then he saved me.
  5. Now I can rest again, for the LORD has been so good to me.

Ezekiel 7:16

  1. The few who survive and escape to the mountains will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.

Luke 16:25

  1. "But Abraham said to him, 'Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.

Luke 6:25

  1. What sorrows await you who are satisfied and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger is before you. What sorrows await you who laugh carelessly, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.

Isaiah 38:14

  1. Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane, and then I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help. I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!"
  2. But what could I say? For he himself had sent this sickness. Now I will walk humbly throughout my years because of this anguish I have felt.
  3. Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You have restored my health and have allowed me to live!
  4. Yes, it was good for me to suffer this anguish, for you have rescued me from death and have forgiven all my sins.
  5. For the dead cannot praise you; they cannot raise their voices in praise. Those who go down to destruction can no longer hope in your faithfulness.

Luke 7:50

  1. And Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

Luke 7:38

  1. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.

Jeremiah 31:9

  1. Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and not stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.
  2. "Listen to this message from the LORD, you nations of the world; proclaim it in distant coastlands: The LORD, who scattered his people, will gather them together and watch over them as a shepherd does his flock.
  3. For the LORD has redeemed Israel from those too strong for them.
  4. They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. They will be radiant because of the many gifts the LORD has given them--the good crops of wheat, wine, and oil, and the healthy flocks and herds. Their life will be like a watered garden, and all their sorrows will be gone.

Zechariah 12:10

  1. "Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on all the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
  2. The sorrow and mourning in Jerusalem on that day will be like the grievous mourning of Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddo.
  3. "All Israel will weep in profound sorrow, each family by itself, with the husbands and wives in separate groups. The family of David will mourn, along with the family of Nathan,
  4. the family of Levi, and the family of Shimei.
  5. Each of the surviving families from Judah will mourn separately, husbands and wives apart.
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