Matthew 5:7

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:28

brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, meal, parched grain, beans and lentils,

2 Samuel 22:26

“With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal; with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless;

Psalm 112:4

Light rises in the darkness for the upright; the Lord is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

Psalm 112:9

He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn is exalted in honor.

Psalm 18:25

With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal; with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless;

Psalm 37:26

He is ever giving liberally and lending, and his children become a blessing.

Proverbs 11:17

A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.

Proverbs 11:25

A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 19:17

He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

Isaiah 57:1

The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity,

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you; break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your tranquillity.”

Hosea 1:6

She conceived again and bore a daughter. And the Lord said to him, “Call her name Not pitied, for I will no more have pity on the house of Israel, to forgive them at all.

Hosea 2:1

Say to your brother, “My people,” and to your sister, “She has obtained pity.”

Hosea 2:23

and I will sow him for myself in the land. And I will have pity on Not pitied, and I will say to Not my people, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘Thou art my God.’ ”

Micah 6:8

He has showed 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 whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any one; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

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 is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish.

Romans 11:30

Just as you were once disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now concerning the unmarried, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.

Ephesians 4:32

and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,

1 Timothy 1:13

though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

1 Timothy 1:16

but I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

Hebrews 4:16

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

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

James 2:13

For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; yet mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity.

1 Peter 2:10

Once you were no people but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.