马太福音 5:7 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:6-12

Five gates to happiness. We have already looked at three gates to happiness. Let us now proceed to examine the five that still remain to us. I. HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS . 1 . This is a desire for righteousness on its own account, and not for its rewards. It is very different from the merely selfish wish to escape from the penalty of sin. Righteousness is regarded as an end in itself. 2 . This is a deep appetite, like hunger and thirst. The most primitive,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:7

Our Lord here turns more directly to the character of his followers in relation to men; and in the next three Beatitudes mentions particulars which might be suggested by the sixth, seventh, and ninth commandments. The merciful ( οἱἐλεήμονες ) . The mercy referred to here is not so much the almost negative quality which the word usually suggests to us (not dealing harshly, not inflicting punishment when due, sparing an animal or a fellow-man some unnecessary labour), as active kindness... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:7

The Beatitude of mercy. "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." The line of cleavage that obtains so clearly in the tables of the ten commandments, between those of our duties that look direct to God and those which in their first action regard fellow-men, has not an exact parallel in the ever-welcome table of the Beatitudes. The distinction is probably in the nature of things not so apparent. Ten commandments readily admit a distinctness of classification which the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful - That is, those who are so affected by the sufferings of others as to be disposed to alleviate them. This is given as an evidence of piety, and it is said that they who show mercy to others shall obtain it. The same sentiment is found in Matthew 10:42; “Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.” See also Matthew 25:34-40. This should be done... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:7

Matthew 5:7. Blessed [or happy ] are the merciful The tender-hearted, compassionate, kind, and beneficent, who, being inwardly affected with the infirmities, necessities, and miseries of their fellow-creatures, and feeling them as their own, with tender sympathy endeavour, as they have ability, to relieve them; and who, not confining their efforts to the communicating of temporal relief to the needy and wretched, labour also to do spiritual good; to enlighten the darkness of men’s minds,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-12

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNTWhen people enter Jesus’ kingdom they enter a new life. They come under the rule of Jesus and, as his disciples, listen to his teaching and put it into practice. Their behaviour is not governed by a set of rules such as the law of Moses, but by the character of Jesus, who wants to reproduce that character in them. The collection of Jesus’ teachings commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount deals with the attitudes, behaviour and responsibilities of those who have come... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:7

merciful = compassionate. Compare Psalms 41:1 . mercy. Not merely now, but in the manifestation of the kingdom, James 2:13 (compare Hebrews 4:16 ; Hebrews 8:12 ; Hebrews 10:28 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.All types of unmerciful conduct are condemned by this verse. Cruel amusements, punishments, speeches, newspaper articles, letters - in short, ALL kinds of unmerciful and inhumane behavior are proscribed by the Son of God in this beatitude. Such things are forever excluded from the kingdom of heaven. Specific mention should also be made of cruel judgments of other people (Matthew 7:1) and cruel refusal to forgive those who sin against us... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:7

Matthew 5:7. Blessed are the merciful— Those who feel for the sorrows of others as their own, and with tender sympathy hasten to relieve them. Dr. Heylin remarks excellently upon this beatitude, nearly in the following words; that the frailty of human nature renders men continually liable to abuse, and perverts the good dispositions which religion would excite;thus mourning for sin may degenerate into a gloomy melancholy and moroseness of temper; and some, because they are displeased, as they... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:7

7. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy—Beautiful is the connection between this and the preceding beatitude. The one has a natural tendency to beget the other. As for the words, they seem directly fetched from :-, "With the merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful." Not that our mercifulness comes absolutely first. On the contrary, our Lord Himself expressly teaches us that God's method is to awaken in us compassion towards our fellow men by His own exercise of it, in so... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:6-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:7

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