Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the (A)[a]pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:8 Fitly is this word Pure, joined with the heart, for as a bright and shining resemblance or image may be seen plainly in a clear and pure looking glass, even so doth the face (as it were) of the everlasting God, shine forth, and clear appears in a pure heart.

Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.(A)
Blessed are the pure in heart,(B)
    for they will see God.(C)
Blessed are the peacemakers,(D)
    for they will be called children of God.(E)

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