Matthew 5:7

Catholic Public Domain Version

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:28

brought to him bedding, and tapestries, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and cooked grain, and beans, and lentils, and fried chick peas,

2 Samuel 22:26

With the holy one, you will be holy, and with the strong one, you will be perfect.

Psalm 112:4

The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory is high above the heavens.

Psalm 112:9

He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.

Proverbs 11:17

A merciful man benefits his own soul. But whoever is cruel casts out even his close relatives.

Proverbs 11:25

The soul that blesses shall be made fat. And whoever inebriates will likewise be inebriated himself.

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises his neighbor, sins. But whoever pities the poor shall be blessed. Whoever trusts in the Lord loves mercy.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is merciful to the poor lends to the Lord. And he will repay him for his efforts.

Isaiah 57:1

The just man perishes, and there is no one who acknowledges it in his heart; and men of mercy are taken away, for there is no one who understands. For the just man has been taken away before the face of malice.

Daniel 4:27

And the king spoke out loud, saying, "Isn't this the great Babylon, which I have built, as the home of the kingdom, by the strength of my power and in the glory of my excellence?"

Hosea 1:6

And after a while, she conceived and bore a daughter. And he said to him: "Call her name, Without Mercy, for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, but I will utterly forget them.

Hosea 2:1

"Say to your brothers, 'You are my people,' and to your sister, 'You have obtained mercy.'

Hosea 2:23

And I will plant her for me in the land, and I will have mercy on her, though she had been called Without Mercy.

Micah 6:8

I will reveal to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you, and how to act with judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk carefully with your God.

Mark 11:25

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.

Luke 6:35

So truly, love your enemies. Do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return. And then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and to the wicked.

Romans 11:30

And just as you also, in times past, did not believe in God, but now you have obtained mercy because of their unbelief,

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give counsel, as one who has obtained the mercy of the Lord, so as to be faithful.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since we have this ministry, and in as much as we have obtained mercy for ourselves, we are not inadequate.

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience.

1 Timothy 1:13

though previously I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and contemptuous. But then I obtained the mercy of God. For I had been acting ignorantly, in unbelief.

1 Timothy 1:16

But it was for this reason that I obtained mercy, so that in me as first, Christ Jesus would display all patience, for the instruction of those who would believe in him unto eternal life.

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore, let us go forth with confidence toward the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy, and find grace, in a helpful time.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust, such that he would forget your work and the love that you have shown in his name. For you have ministered, and you continue to minister, to the saints.

James 2:13

For judgment is without mercy toward him who has not shown mercy. But mercy exalts itself above judgment.

James 3:17

But within the wisdom that is from above, certainly, chastity is first, and next peacefulness, meekness, openness, consenting to what is good, a plenitude of mercy and good fruits, not judging, without falseness.

1 Peter 2:10

Though in past times you were not a people, yet now you are the people of God. Though you had not obtained mercy, yet now you have obtained mercy.