Matthew 5:7

New American Standard Bible 2020

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:28

brought beds, basins, pottery, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, roasted seeds,

2 Samuel 22:26

“With the one who is faithful You show Yourself faithful, With the blameless one You prove Yourself blameless;

Psalm 112:4

Light shines in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Psalm 112:9

He has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor.

Psalm 18:25

¶With the faithful You show Yourself faithful; With the blameless You prove Yourself blameless;

Psalm 37:26

All day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing.

Proverbs 11:17

A merciful person does himself good, But the cruel person does himself harm.

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be prosperous, And one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty.

Proverbs 14:21

One who despises his neighbor sins, But one who is gracious to the poor is blessed.

Proverbs 19:17

One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord, And He will repay him for his good deed.

Isaiah 57:1

The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart; And devout people are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous person is taken away from evil,

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: wipe away your sin by doing righteousness, and your wrongdoings by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

Hosea 1:6

Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to him, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer take pity on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them.

Hosea 2:1

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

Hosea 2:23

“I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’ ”

Micah 6:8

He has told you, mortal one, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

Mark 11:25

And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you for your offenses.

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies and 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 Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

Romans 11:30

For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience,

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I am offering direction as one who by the mercy of the Lord is trustworthy.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,

Ephesians 4:32

Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

Colossians 3:12

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience;

1 Timothy 1:13

even though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;

1 Timothy 1:16

Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having served and by still serving the saints.

James 2:13

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy.

1 Peter 2:10

for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.