Matthew 5:7
King James Version (KJV)
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
World English Bible (WEB)
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:7 Cross References
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.