Matthew 5:7-9

The Beatitudes

⁷ "Blessed are _z the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸ "Blessed are _a the pure in heart, for _b they shall see God.

⁹ "Blessed are _c the peacemakers, for _d they shall be called _e sons ₁ of God.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 18:33
   And should not you have had mercy on your fello...
   Matthew 25:34 - 36
   Then the King will say to those on his right, '...
   Proverbs 19:17
   Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lo...
   Luke 6:36
   Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
   2 Timothy 1:16
   May the Lord grant mercy to the household of On...
   Hebrews 6:10
   For God is not unjust so as to overlook your wo...
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 24:4
   He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
   2 Timothy 2:22
   So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
   1 Peter 1:22
   Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
   
3. Cross References
   Hebrews 12:14
   Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
   1 John 3:2 - 3
   Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
   Revelation 22:4
   They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
   1 Corinthians 13:12
   For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
   
4. Cross References
   James 3:18
   And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
   
5. Cross References
   1 John 3:1
   See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
   
6. Cross References
   Romans 8:14
   For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.