God & Savior

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Matthew 5:7
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Original language (Greek)

Μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται.

  1. ΜακάριοιMakarioi“Blessed [are]”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from μακάριος · “blessed” · Strong's G3107
  2. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. ἐλεήμονες,eleēmones“merciful,”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐλεήμων · “merciful” · Strong's G1655
  4. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  5. αὐτοὶautoi“they themselves”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ἐλεηθήσονται.eleēthēsontai“will receive mercy.”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐλεέω, ἐλεάω · “to have mercy” · Strong's G1653
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)