Saying 69: Blessed Are the Hungry
Blessed are those persecuted in their hearts — they have truly come to know the Father. Blessed are the hungry, so that the belly of the one in need may be filled.
Commentary
The second blessing has a practical edge unusual in Thomas: the hungry are blessed *so that* someone in want gets fed, which reads as an instruction to the hearer.
Parallels
Matthew 5:6; Matthew 5:10; Luke 6:21
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