MAT 5:7 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST It is very good for those who are merciful to other people.
⇔ That is because God will be merciful to them.

AICNT “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

OEB Blessed are the merciful,
⇔ for they will find mercy.

WEBBE Blessed are the merciful,
⇔ for they shall obtain mercy.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

LSV Blessed the kind—because they will find kindness.

FBV Blessed are those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

TCNT Blessed are the merciful,
⇔ for they will receive mercy.

T4T God is pleased with people who act mercifully;
⇔ he will act mercifully to them.

LEB • are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.

BBE Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

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Wymth "Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion.

ASV Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

DRA Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

YLT 'Happy the kind — because they shall find kindness.

Drby Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.

RV Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Wbstr Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

KJB-1769 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

KJB-1611 Blessed are the mercifull: for they shall obtaine mercie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Blessed (are) the mercyfull: for they shall obteyne mercy.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva Blessed are the mercifull: for they shall obteine mercie.
(Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. )

Cvdl Blessed are the mercifull: for they shall obteyne mercy.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

TNT Blessed are the mercifull: for they shall obteyne mercy.
(Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. )

Wycl Blessid ben merciful men, for thei schulen gete merci.
(Blessed been merciful men, for they should gete merci.)

Luth Selig sind die Barmherzigen; denn sie werden Barmherzigkeit erlangen.
(Selig are the Barmherzigen; because they/she/them become compassion erlangen.)

ClVg Beati misericordes: quoniam ipsi misericordiam consequentur.[fn]
(Beati misericordes: quoniam ipsi misericordiam consequentur. )

5.7 Beati misericordes. Misericordia nascitur de præcedentibus, quia si præcesserit vera humilitas et animus mansuescat, et suos et aliorum casus fleat, et justitiam esuriat, post nascitur vera misericordia. Tunc enim miserias alienas faciet suas et pro viribus juvabit: et si juvandi facultas deest, compassio non deerit: Estote misericordes sicut et Pater vester misericors est Luc. 6., id est, ad hoc misereamini ad quod et Deus, ut bonitas redundet in omnibus: misericordia sine justitia remissio et tepiditas; justitia sine misericordia severitas et austeritas dicitur.

5.7 Beati misericordes. Misericordia nascitur about præcedentibus, because when/but_if præcesserit vera humilitas and animus mansuescat, and suos and aliorum casus fleat, and justitiam esuriat, after nascitur vera misericordia. Tunc because miserias alienas faciet their_own and for viribus yuvabit: and when/but_if yuvandi facultas deest, compassio not/no deerit: Estote misericordes like and Pater vester misericors est Luc. 6., id it_is, to this misereamini to that and God, as bonitas redundet in to_all: misericordia without justitia remissio and tepiditas; justitia without misericordia severitas and austeritas it_is_said.

UGNT μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται.
(makarioi hoi eleaʸmones, hoti autoi eleaʸthaʸsontai.)

SBL-GNT μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται.
(makarioi hoi eleaʸmones, hoti autoi eleaʸthaʸsontai.)

TC-GNT Μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες·
⇔ ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται.
(Makarioi hoi eleaʸmones;
⇔ hoti autoi eleaʸthaʸsontai. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Blessings of Jesus

The blessings of Jesus are called Beatitudes because the Vulgate (the Latin translation of the Bible) translates the Greek word for blessed as beati. No single word can capture all that Jesus is communicating with this term here. He is describing the special favor of God toward his people, both physically and spiritually, and the consequences of living within that favor.

The Beatitudes describe the lifestyle and character of a follower of Jesus. Jesus calls men and women to follow him as he proclaims the message of the Kingdom to Israel (see also Matt 11:6; 13:16; 16:17; 24:46). Those who are blessed have repented in response to the proclamation of the Kingdom (Matt 4:17-22). The Beatitudes are connected with Isa 61:1-3: The Spirit endows, leads to proclamation, and blesses the poor, the humble, and the righteous.

The NLT’s use of “God blesses” conveys the ideas of divine origin and approval (see Matt 25:34), fulfillment (see Matt 11:6; 13:16; 16:17), reversal (see Luke 1:1–2:52; 6:20-26), and the condition of obedience required in order to enjoy the blessings (see Pss 1:1, 3-6; 106:3; 112:1-2; 119:1-2; Prov 8:32; Isa 56:2). The blessings are inaugurated with the Messiah’s coming, with a confident hope that they will be enjoyed eternally and completely.

Passages for Further Study

Pss 1:1-3; 106:3; 112:1-2; 119:1-2; Isa 56:1-2; Matt 5:3-12; 11:6; 13:16; 16:17; 24:46; 25:34; Luke 6:20-26

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται

blessed_‹are› the merciful because they /will_be_being/_shown_mercy

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the second clause gives the reason for the result that the first clause describes. Alternate translation: [The merciful will obtain mercy, so they are blessed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μακάριοι

blessed_‹are›

See how you translated this phrase in 5:3. Alternate translation: [God will bless] or [How good it is for]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

οἱ ἐλεήμονες

the merciful

Matthew is using the adjective merciful as a noun to mean merciful people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [merciful people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται

they /will_be_being/_shown_mercy

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of mercy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [God will act mercifully to them]

Parallel MAT 5:7