Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

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Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

In the original Greek

μακάριοι οἱ πενθοῦντες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ παρακληθήσονται.

Jesus

Matthew 5:4 · 60

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 5:4).

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