Parallel Verses

Godbey New Testament

Blessed are the merciful: because they shall receive mercy.

New American Standard Bible

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

King James Version

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Holman Bible

The merciful are blessed,
for they will be shown mercy.

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

“Blessed [content, sheltered by God’s promises] are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

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.

Common New Testament

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Darby Translation

Blessed the merciful, for they shall find 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
μακάριος 
Makarios 
Usage: 21

ἐλεήμων 
Eleemon 
Usage: 1

for
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764


Usage: 0

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 5:7

Images Matthew 5:7

Prayers for Matthew 5:7

Context Readings

The Beatitudes

6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: because they shall be filled. 7  Blessed are the merciful: because they shall receive mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: because they shall see God.



Cross References

Matthew 6:14-15

For if you may not forgive the people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will not forgive you:

Matthew 18:33-35

did it not behoove thee also to have mercy on thy fellow-servant, as I had mercy on thee?

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the divine love which you manifested in his name, having ministered to the saints, and ministering.

Mark 11:25

And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have aught against any one; in order that your Father who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses.

Luke 6:35

Moreover love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest: because He is good to the ungrateful and wicked.

Romans 11:30

For as you at one time were disobedient to God, but now you have received mercy through their disobedience,

1 Corinthians 7:25

But concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give knowledge, as one having obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not;

Ephesians 4:32-1

But be ye kind toward one another, merciful, forgiving one another, as indeed God in Christ forgave you.

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on affections of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

1 Timothy 1:13

being antecedently a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an insulter: but I obtained mercy, because I did it in unbelief being ignorant;

1 Timothy 1:16

but on this account I obtained mercy, in order that Jesus Christ might in me the chief show forth all longsuffering, for an example of those about to believe on him unto eternal life.

2 Timothy 1:16-18

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because frequently he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore let us draw nigh with confidence to a throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace in every opportune need.

James 2:13

For judgment is without mercy to him that shows no mercy; but mercy glorieth against judgment.

James 3:17

But the wisdom which is from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily persuaded, full of mercy and of good works, free from partiality and hypocrisy.

1 Peter 2:10

who at one time were no people, but now you are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, lint just now having received mercy.

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