Matthew 5:7

Modern English Version

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:28

brought bedding, metal bowls, ceramic vessels, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,

2 Samuel 22:26

With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless You prove Yourself blameless;

Psalm 112:4

Unto the upright arises light in the darkness; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Psalm 112:9

He has given freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be exalted with honor.

Psalm 18:25

With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; with the blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

Psalm 37:26

The righteous is ever generous and lends, and his descendants become a blessing.

Proverbs 11:17

The merciful man does good for his own soul, but a cruel man troubles his own flesh.

Proverbs 11:25

The generous soul will prosper, and he who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has mercy on the poor.

Proverbs 19:17

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay what he has given.

Isaiah 57:1

The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away while no one understands, for the righteous man is taken away from the evil to come.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

Hosea 1:6

Then Gomer conceived again, and bore a daughter. And the Lord said to Hosea: “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer have mercy upon the house of Israel but will utterly sweep them away.

Hosea 2:1

Say to your brothers, Ammi, and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

Hosea 2:23

Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth. I will have mercy upon Lo-Ruhamah, and I will say to Lo-Ammi, “You are My people,” and they will say, “You are my God.”

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good— and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Mark 11:25

And when you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your sins.

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be the sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and the evil.

Romans 11:30

For just as you once were disobedient to God, but have now received mercy through their disobedience,

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now concerning those not having married, I have no command from the Lord. Yet I will give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy we have received, we do not lose heart.

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

Colossians 3:12

So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

1 Timothy 1:13

I was previously a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an insolent man. But I was shown mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

1 Timothy 1:16

But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, first, Jesus Christ might show all patience, as an example to those who were to believe in Him for eternal life.

Hebrews 4:16

Let us then come with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 6:10

for God is not unjust so as to forget your work and labor of love that you have shown for His name, in that you have ministered to the saints and continue ministering.

James 2:13

For he who has shown no mercy will have judgment without mercy, for mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

1 Peter 2:10

In times past, you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. You had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.