11 translations · Greek
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
- KJV King James Version
- Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Blessed the kind—because they will find kindness.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Blessed are those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'Happy the kind — because they shall find kindness.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μακάριοι | Makarioi | Blessed [are] | G3107 μακάριος blessed |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐλεήμονες | eleēmones | merciful | G1655 ἐλεήμων merciful |
| Ὅτι | Hoti | for | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| αὐτοὶ | autoi | they | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐλεηθήσονται | eleēthēsontai | will be shown mercy | G1653 ἐλεέω to have mercy |
Related verses
- Ephesians 4:32–5:1
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you. Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. …
- Matthew 6:14–15
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
- 2 Samuel 22:26
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
- Matthew 18:33–35
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’ His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him. So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”
- Psalm 18:25
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
- James 2:13
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
- Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
Read all of Matthew 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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