Matthew 5:7

New American Bible - revised edition

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:28

brought beds and covers, basins and pottery, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,

2 Samuel 22:26

Toward the faithful you are faithful; to the honest you are honest;

Psalm 112:4

Light shines through the darkness for the upright; gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Psalm 112:9

Lavishly he gives to the poor; his righteousness shall endure forever; his horn shall be exalted in honor.

Psalm 18:25

So the Lord rewarded my righteousness, the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

Psalm 37:26

All day long he is gracious and lends, and his offspring become a blessing.

Proverbs 11:17

Kindly people benefit themselves, but the merciless harm themselves.

Proverbs 11:25

Whoever confers benefits will be amply enriched, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises the hungry comes up short, but happy the one who is kind to the poor!

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever cares for the poor lends to the Lord, who will pay back the sum in full.

Isaiah 57:1

The just have perished, but no one takes it to heart; The steadfast are swept away, while no one understands. Yet the just are taken away from the presence of evil,

Daniel 4:27

the king said, “Babylon the great! Was it not I, with my great strength, who built it as a royal residence for my splendor and majesty?”

Hosea 1:6

She conceived again and bore a daughter. The Lord said to him: Give her the name “Not-Pitied,” for I will no longer feel pity for the house of Israel: rather, I will utterly abhor them.

Hosea 2:1

The number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which can be neither measured nor counted. Instead of being told, “You are Not-My-People,” They will be called, “Children of the living God.”

Hosea 2:23

On that day I will respond—oracle of the Lord— I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth;

Micah 6:8

You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Mark 11:25

When you stand to pray, forgive anyone against whom you have a grievance, so that your heavenly Father may in turn forgive you your transgressions. [

Luke 6:35

But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.

Romans 11:30

Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience,

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now in regard to virgins I have no commandment from 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 through the mercy shown us, we are not discouraged.

Ephesians 4:32

[And] be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

1 Timothy 1:13

I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my unbelief.

1 Timothy 1:16

But for that reason I was mercifully treated, so that in me, as the foremost, Christ Jesus might display all his patience as an example for those who would come to believe in him for everlasting life.

Hebrews 4:16

So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name by having served and continuing to serve the holy ones.

James 2:13

For the judgment is merciless to one who has not shown mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. Faith and Works.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity.

1 Peter 2:10

Once you were “no people” but now you are God’s people; you “had not received mercy” but now you have received mercy. Christian Examples.