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Matthew 5:7
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Great blessings belong to those who show mercy to others. Mercy will be given to them.
Blessed are ye mercifull: for they shall obteyne mercy.
"How blessed are those who are merciful,Psalm 41:1; Matthew 6:14; Mark 11:25; 2 Timothy 1:16; Hebrews 6:10; James 2:13;">[xr] for it is they who will receive mercy!
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
They are blessed who show mercy to others, for God will show mercy to them.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
"Blessed [content, sheltered by God's promises] are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Happy are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
"Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion.
Blessid ben merciful men, for thei schulen gete merci.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
God blesses those people who are merciful. They will be treated with mercy!
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.
"How blessed are those who show mercy! for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed the merciful, for *they* shall find mercy.
Blessed the merciful, for upon them shall be mercy.
Blessed are the merciful: for on them shall be mercies!
Blessed are the mercifull: for they shall obtaine mercie.
God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Those who show loving-kindness are happy, because they will have loving-kindness shown to them.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Blessed are the mercifull: for they shal obteine mercie.
Blessed are the merciful, for to them shall be mercy.
Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed (are) the mercyfull: for they shall obteyne mercy.
"Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them!
Blessed are the merciful,
Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy.
`Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.
Blessed are the mercifull: for they shall obteyne mercy.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
"You're blessed when you care. At the moment of being ‘care-full,' you find yourselves cared for.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
God takes mighty good care of those who don't have an ounce of cruelty in 'em, for one day they will be spared.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
are: Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 18:33-35, 2 Samuel 22:26, Job 31:16-22, Psalms 18:25, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 41:1-4, Psalms 112:4, Psalms 112:9, Proverbs 11:17, Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 19:17, Isaiah 57:1, Isaiah 58:6-12, Daniel 4:27, Micah 6:8, Mark 11:25, Luke 6:35, Ephesians 4:32, Ephesians 5:1, Colossians 3:12, James 3:17
for: Hosea 1:6, Hosea 2:1, Hosea 2:23, Romans 11:30, 1 Corinthians 7:25, 2 Corinthians 4:1, 1 Timothy 1:13, 1 Timothy 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:16-18, Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 6:10, James 2:13, 1 Peter 2:10
Reciprocal: Joshua 2:14 - when the Lord 1 Samuel 26:24 - as thy life 2 Samuel 2:6 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 28:11 - the fierce Psalms 109:16 - he remembered Proverbs 11:25 - liberal soul Proverbs 14:22 - but Hosea 6:6 - I desired Luke 6:37 - forgive Acts 16:30 - brought
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Blessed are the merciful,.... Who show mercy to the bodies of men, to those that are poor, indigent, and miserable, in their outward circumstances; by both sympathizing with them, and distributing unto them; not only making use of expressions of pity and concern; but communicating with readiness and cheerfulness, with affection and tenderness, and with a view to the glory of God: who also show mercy to the souls of men, by instructing such as are ignorant, giving them good counsel and advice: reproving them for sin, praying for them, forgiving injuries done by them, and by comforting those that are cast down. To show mercy is very delightful to, and desirable by God; it is what he requires, and is one of the weightier matters of the law; it is very ornamental to a child of God, and what makes him more like to his heavenly Father. The happiness of such persons is this, that
they shall obtain mercy; from man, whenever they are attended with any uncomfortable circumstances of life; כל מרחם מרחמין עליו, "whoever is merciful", men show mercy to him d: and from God, through Christ; which is free, sovereign, abundant, and eternal. Men are said to obtain this, when they are regenerated, and called by grace; and when they have a discovery, and an application, of the forgiveness of their sins: but here, it seems to design those supplies of grace and mercy, which merciful persons may expect to find and obtain, at the throne of grace, to help them in time of need; and who shall not only obtain mercy of God in this life, but in the world to come, in the great day of the Lord; for which the Apostle prayed for Onesiphorus, 2 Timothy 1:18.
d Maimon. Hilch. Mattanot Anayim. c. 10. sect. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Blessed are the merciful - That is, those who are so affected by the sufferings of others as to be disposed to alleviate them. This is given as an evidence of piety, and it is said that they who show mercy to others shall obtain it. The same sentiment is found in Matthew 10:42; “Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.” See also Matthew 25:34-40. This should be done with a wish to glorify God; that is, in obedience to his commandments, and with a desire that he should be honored, and with a feeling that we are benefiting one of his creatures. Then he will regard it as done to him, and will reward us. See the sentiment of this verse, that the merciful shall obtain mercy, more fully expressed in 2 Samuel 22:26-27; and in Psalms 18:25-26.
Nowhere do we imitate God more than in showing mercy. In nothing does God delight more than in the exercise of mercy, Exodus 34:6; Ezekiel 33:11; 1Ti 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9. To us, guilty sinners; to us, wretched, dying, and exposed to eternal woe, he has shown his mercy by giving his Son to die for us; by expressing his willingness to pardon and save us; and by sending his Spirit to renew and sanctify our hearts. Each day of our life, each hour, and each moment, we partake of his undeserved mercy. All the blessings we enjoy are proofs of his mercy. If we, then, show mercy to the poor, the wretched, the guilty, it shows that we are like God. We have his spirit, and shall not lose our reward. And we have abundant opportunity to do it. Our world is full of guilt and woe, which we may help to relieve; and every day of our lives we have opportunity, by helping the poor and wretched, and by forgiving those who injure us, to show that we are like God. See the notes at Matthew 6:14-15.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 5:7. The merciful — The word mercy, among the Jews, signified two things: the pardon of injuries, and almsgiving. Our Lord undoubtedly takes it in its fullest latitude here. To know the nature of mercy, we have only to consult the grammatical meaning of the Latin word misericordia, from which ours is derived. It is composed of two words: miserans, pitying, and cor, the heart; or miseria cordis, pain of heart. Mercy supposes two things:
1. A distressed object: and,
2. A disposition of the heart, through which it is affected at the sight of such an object.
This virtue, therefore, is no other than a lively emotion of the heart, which is excited by the discovery of any creature's misery; and such an emotion as manifests itself outwardly, by effects suited to its nature. The merciful man is here termed by our Lord ελεημων, from ελεος, which is generally derived from the Hebrew חיל chil, to be in pain, as a woman in travail: or from ילל galal, to cry, or lament grievously; because a merciful man enters into the miseries of his neighbour, feels for and mourns with him.
They shall obtain mercy. — Mercy is not purchased but at the price of mercy itself; and even this price is a gift of the mercy of God. What mercy can those vindictive persons expect, who forgive nothing, and are always ready to improve every advantage they have of avenging themselves? Whatever mercy a man shows to another, God will take care to show the same to him. The following elegant and nervous saying of one of our best poets is worthy of the reader's most serious attention: -
"The quality of mercy is not strained;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed;
It blesseth him who gives, and him who takes:
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown.
It is an attribute of God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God's,
When mercy seasons justice.--------
Though justice be thy plea, consider this,
That, in the course of justice, none of us
Should see salvation. We do pray for mercy;
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.--------
Why, all the souls that are, were forfeit once:
And he who might the 'vantage best have took
Found out the remedy. How would you be,
If He who is the top of judgment should
But judge you as you are? O! think on that;
And mercy then will breathe within your lips,
Like man, new made.
How shalt thou hope for mercy, rend'ring none?"
In the tract Shabbath, fol. 151, there is a saying very like this of our Lord.
"He who shows mercy to men, God will show mercy to him: but to him who shows no mercy to man, God will show no mercy.
