Matthew 5:7 – Blessed are the merciful
Diocesan Communications
February 21, 2018
This is a theme that Jesus will return to in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew; see 6:14 and 7:1. Again Jesus is reaffirming
This is a theme that Jesus will return to in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew; see 6:14 and 7:1. Again Jesus is reaffirming
In this verse, Jesus proclaims that the blessed are those “who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” One commentator has suggested
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