Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst,.... Not after the riches, honours, and pleasures of this world, butafter righteousness; by which is meant, not justice and equity, as persons oppressed and injured; nor a moral, legal righteousness, which the generality of the Jewish nation were eagerly pursuing; but the justifying righteousness of Christ, which is imputed by God the Father, and received by faith.
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Matthew 5:6
Matthew 5:6
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