Blessed are ye that hunger now,.... Not only suffer hunger and thirst in a literal sense, in this present life, but who have hunger and thirst in a spiritual sense, after righteousness and eternal life, as in Mt 5:6 where it is also said as here:for ye shall be filled: with righteousness and life;See Gill on "Mt 5:6".
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Luke 6:21
Luke 6:21
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