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Blessed (μακάριοι)
See on Mat 5:3.
From henceforth (ἀπ' ἄρτι)
See on Joh 13:33. To be joined as in A.V. and Rev., with die in the preceding clause, and not with blessed, nor with the following clause. Not from henceforth saith the Spirit. The meaning is variously explained. Some, from the beginning of the Christian age and onward to the end; others, from the moment of death, connecting henceforth with blessed; others from the time when the harvest of the earth is about to be reaped. Sophocles says: “Show all religious reverence to the gods, for all other things Father Zeus counts secondary; for the reward of piety follows men in death. Whether they live or die it passeth not away” (“Philoctetes,” 1441-1444).
That they may rest (ἵνα ἀναπαύσωνται)
See on Mat 11:28. The ἵνα that gives the ground of the blessed.
Labors (κόπων)
From κόπων to strike. Hence to beat the breast in grief. Κόπος is, therefore, primarily, a smiting as a sign of sorrow, and then sorrow itself. As labor, it is labor which involves weariness and sorrow.
Follow them (ἀκολουθεῖ μετ' αὐτῶν)
Rather, accompany. Rev., follow with them. Compare Mat 4:25; Mar 3:7, etc. See on Joh 1:43.