Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
In Context
6Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
8Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:26With the holy one thou wilt be holy: and with the valiant perfect.
Psalms 18:25And the Lord will reward me according to my justice; and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.
Psalms 41:1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.
Psalms 112:9He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory.
Proverbs 14:21He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that sheweth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in the Lord, loveth mercy.
Isaiah 57:1The just perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart, and men of mercy are taken away, because there is none that understandeth; for the just man is taken away from before the face of evil.
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 →