be filled) with righteousness; see Rom. 14:17. This was the meat of Jesus himself: see John 4:34; cf. Matt. 3:15. This satisfying fulness He proposes to His followers in the whole of this sermon, and promises and offers them in this very verse. 7. Ἐλεήμονες, the merciful) The Greek word ἔλεος, ruth, from which ἐλεήμονες is derived, corresponds to the Hebrew חסך,1 and does not refer merely to miserable objects. 8. Οἱ καθαροὶ τῂ καρδίᾳ, the pure in heart) Ceremonial purity is not sufficient.