Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful! 2 for they shall obtain mercy. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
In Context
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness! 2 For they shall be filled. 1
8Blessed are the pure in heart! 2 for they shall see God. 1
Cross References
Psalms 18:25With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. 2 With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. 1
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he who considers the poor. 2 Adonai will deliver him in the day of evil. 1
Psalms 112:9פּ He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. 2 צ His righteousness endures forever. + 112:9. Quoted in 2 Cor 9:9 2 ק His horn will be exalted with kavod ·weighty glory·. 1
Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins ·errs (the standard goal)·, 2 but blessed is he who has mercy on the poor. 1
Isaiah 57:1The upright perish, 2 and no one lays it to heart. 1 Men of chesed ·loving-kindness· are taken away, 2 and no one considers that the upright is taken away from the evil. 1
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 →