Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!
A Conservative Version
Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.
American Standard Version
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"Those persons who show mercy [toward others] will be blessed because they will be shown mercy [themselves].
Anderson New Testament
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall receive mercy.
Bible in Basic English
Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Darby Translation
Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
Godbey New Testament
Blessed are the merciful: because they shall receive mercy.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy!
John Wesley New Testament
Happy are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
Julia Smith Translation
Happy the compasaionate: for they shall be commiserated.
King James 2000
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Blessed [are] the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
Modern King James verseion
Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Moffatt New Testament
Blessed are the merciful! they will find mercy.
Montgomery New Testament
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
NET Bible
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
New Heart English Bible
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Noyes New Testament
Blessed are the merciful; for they will obtain mercy.
Sawyer New Testament
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
The Emphasized Bible
Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
Webster
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Weymouth New Testament
"Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion.
Williams New Testament
"Blessed are those who show mercy, for they will have mercy shown them.
World English Bible
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Worrell New Testament
"Happy are the merciful: because they shall receive mercy.
Worsley New Testament
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
Youngs Literal Translation
Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.
Themes
Beatitudes of Christ » 5th mercifulness (an attribute of God, indicating further advance)
Character » Of saints » Merciful
Character of saints » Merciful
Christian conduct » Blessedness of maintaining
Disciples/apostles » What the disciples are
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the merciful
Happiness of saints in this life » Described by Christ in the beatitudes
Mercy » Man commanded to exercise
Mercy » Blessedness of showing
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:7
Prayers for Matthew 5:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Beatitudes
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for 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.
Cross References
Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 18:33-35
Should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.
Mark 11:25
And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For he is kind to the ungrateful and evil.
Romans 11:30
Just as you were once disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,
1 Corinthians 7:25
Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.
Ephesians 4:32-1
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Colossians 3:12
So, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
1 Timothy 1:13
Even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor, I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;
1 Timothy 1:16
But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life.
2 Timothy 1:16-18
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains;
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
James 2:13
For judgment will be without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or hypocrisy.
1 Peter 2:10
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.