Matthew 5:7
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Matthew 5:7 is the seventh verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew
in the New Testament
. It is the fifth verse of the Sermon on the Mount
, and also fifth of what are known as the Beatitudes
.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
The World English Bible
translates the passage as:
For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 5:7
Like Matthew 5:5
this verse has no parallel in Luke's Sermon on the Plain
. Gundry feels that this fairly straightforward construction was probably thus a creation by the author of Matthew. The theme is an obvious one for Matthew to choose. Schweizer notes that "mercy is the focal point of Matthew's message."
This verse, according to Gundry, marks the beginning of the second quartet of Beatitudes. The first four are all about private attitudes and conditions, the second four are about relations between people. Gundry feels the first four show the persecuted nature of the disciples and the second four show the righteous behaviour that led to this persecution.
Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
in the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
. It is the fifth verse of the Sermon on the Mount
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew...
, and also fifth of what are known as the Beatitudes
Beatitudes
In Christianity, the Beatitudes are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The term Beatitude comes from the Latin adjective beatus which means happy, fortunate, or blissful....
.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- Blessed are the merciful:
- for they shall obtain mercy.
The World English Bible
World English Bible
The World English Bible is a public domain translation of the Bible that is currently in draft form. Work on the World English Bible began in 1997 and was known as the American Standard Version 1997...
translates the passage as:
- Blessed are the merciful,
- for they shall obtain mercy.
For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 5:7
Like Matthew 5:5
Matthew 5:5
Matthew 5:5 is the fifth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is the third verse of the Sermon on the Mount, and also third of what are known as the Beatitudes....
this verse has no parallel in Luke's Sermon on the Plain
Sermon on the Plain
In Christianity, the Sermon on the Plain refers to a set of teachings by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, in 6:17-49.This sermon may be compared to the longer Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew....
. Gundry feels that this fairly straightforward construction was probably thus a creation by the author of Matthew. The theme is an obvious one for Matthew to choose. Schweizer notes that "mercy is the focal point of Matthew's message."
This verse, according to Gundry, marks the beginning of the second quartet of Beatitudes. The first four are all about private attitudes and conditions, the second four are about relations between people. Gundry feels the first four show the persecuted nature of the disciples and the second four show the righteous behaviour that led to this persecution.