Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
In Context
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be filled.
8Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:26With the merciful thou will show thyself merciful. With the perfect man thou will show thyself perfect.
Psalms 18:25With the merciful thou will show thyself merciful. With the perfect man thou will show thyself perfect.
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he who considers a poor man. LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
Psalms 112:9He has scattered, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor.
Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.
Isaiah 57:1The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart. And merciful men are taken away; none considering that the righteous man is taken away from the evil [to come].
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:4-13
The Sermon on the Mount. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they… Read the whole commentary →