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Matt. 5:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Blessed
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
makarios (Greek #3107)
supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
KJV usage: blessed, happy(X -ier).
Pronounce: mak-ar'-ee-os
Origin: a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ (meaning the same)
are the merciful
eleemon (Greek #1655)
compassionate (actively)
KJV usage: merciful.
Pronounce: el-eh-ay'-mone
Origin: from 1653
: for
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
r they
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
shall obtain mercy
eleeo (Greek #1653)
to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)
KJV usage: have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on).
Pronounce: el-eh-eh'-o
Origin: from 1656
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Psa. 41:1‑2•  (Psa. 41:1‑2)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Matt. 6:14‑15• 14For if ye forgive men their offenses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you [yours];
 15but if ye forgive not men their offenses, neither will your Father forgive your offenses. (Matt. 6:14‑15)
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Matt. 18:33‑35• 33oughtedst not thou also to have pitied thy fellow-bondman, as I also pitied thee?
 34And his lord, in wrath, delivered him to the tormentors till he should pay all that was owing to him.
 35Thus also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if ye forgive not from your hearts each his brother. (Matt. 18:33‑35)
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2 Sam. 22:26•  (2 Sam. 22:26)
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Job 31:16‑22•  (Job 31:16‑22)
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Psa. 18:25•  (Psa. 18:25)
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Psa. 37:26•  (Psa. 37:26)
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Psa. 41:1‑4•  (Psa. 41:1‑4)
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Psa. 112:4,9•  (Psa. 112:4,9)
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Prov. 11:17•  (Prov. 11:17)
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Prov. 14:21•  (Prov. 14:21)
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Prov. 19:17•  (Prov. 19:17)
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Isa. 57:1•  (Isa. 57:1)
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Isa. 58:6‑12•  (Isa. 58:6‑12)
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Dan. 4:27•  (Dan. 4:27)
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Mic. 6:8•  (Mic. 6:8)
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Mark 11:25• 25{i}And when ye stand praying, forgive if ye have anything against anyone, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your offences.{/i} (Mark 11:25)
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Luke 6:35• 35But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of [the] Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked. (Luke 6:35)
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Eph. 4:32• 32and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ hath forgiven you. (Eph. 4:32)
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Eph. 5:1• 1Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, (Eph. 5:1)
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Col. 3:12• 12Put on therefore, as elect of God, holy [and] beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, long-suffering; (Col. 3:12)
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James 3:17• 17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, uncontentious, impartial. (James 3:17)
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Hos. 1:6•  (Hos. 1:6)
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Hos. 2:1,23•  (Hos. 2:1,23)
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Rom. 11:30• 30For as ye once were disobedient to God but now have been shown mercy through their disobedience, (Rom. 11:30)
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1 Cor. 7:25• 25Now concerning virgins command of [the] Lord have I none, but I give an opinion as having received mercy of [the] Lord to be faithful. (1 Cor. 7:25)
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2 Cor. 4:1• 1On this account, having this ministry, according as we obtained mercy, we faint not, (2 Cor. 4:1)
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1 Tim. 1:13,16• 13though before I was a blasphemer and persecutor and doer of outrage. But I had mercy shown me because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief;
 16But for this cause mercy was shown me that in me, [as] chief, Christ might display the whole long-suffering for an outline-sketch of those that should believe on him unto life eternal. (1 Tim. 1:13,16)
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2 Tim. 1:16‑18• 16The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;
 17but being in Rome he sought me out diligently and found [me];
 18(the Lord grant him to find mercy from [the] Lord in that day.) And in how many things he ministered at Ephesus thou knowest very well. (2 Tim. 1:16‑18)
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Heb. 4:16• 16Let us approach therefore with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help. (Heb. 4:16)
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Heb. 6:10• 10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)
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James 2:13• 13for the judgment [is] merciless to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glorieth over judgment. (James 2:13)
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1 Peter 2:10• 10who once [were] no people but now God's people, the unpitied, but now pitied. (1 Peter 2:10)
• As righteousness is the key note of the first four, so grace is that which lies at the root of the latter three; and, therefore, the very first of them demonstrates not merely that they are righteous and that they feel what is due to God, but they appreciate the love of God, and maintain it in the midst of surrounding evil. (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)
• they shall taste afresh what the mercy of God is towards their own souls, in the exercise of mercy towards others. (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed the merciful, for *they* shall find mercy.

W. Kelly Translation

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Blessed the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.