Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Context
This verse from Matthew Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. The Sermon on the Mount begins with the Beatitudes blessing the poor in spirit, mourners, meek, and peacemakers. Jesus declares he has come not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it. Six antitheses intensify the Law's demands: not just …
Other Translations
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
`Happy the kind--because they shall find kindness.
Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
Cross References
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with …
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.