Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”
- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall…”
Mourning is not treated as failure or weakness; the promise of comfort gives grief dignity while leaving room for pain to be real.
Where does it come from?
Matthew 5:4 in the King James Version; one of the Beatitudes, addressing those who mourn.
Why the local voice matters
Matthew 5:4 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.
