Matthew 5:9 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 9.) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Those who first make peace in their own hearts, and then among quarreling brothers. For what good is it to reconcile others through you, when there are wars of vices in your own soul?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The children of this world love to fish in troubled waters, but the children of God are the peace-makers, the quiet in the land. Those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, are happy. This is the greatest paradox of all, and peculiar to Christianity; and therefore it is put last, and more largely insisted upon than any of the rest,

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Blessed are the peacemakers - Those who strive to prevent contention, strife, and war; who use their influence to reconcile opposing parties, and to prevent lawsuits and hostilities in families and neighborhoods. Every man may do something of this; and no man is more like God than he who does it. There ought not to be unlawful and officious interference in that which is none of our business; but without any danger of acquiring this character, every man has many opportunities of reconciling opposing parties.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

(1861)

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Μακάριοι	Makarioi	Blessed [are]	G3107 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
εἰρηνοποιοί,	eirēnopoioi	peacemakers,	G1518 →
ὅτι	hoti	for	G3754 →
αὐτοὶ	autoi	they themselves	G846 →
υἱοὶ	huioi	sons	G5207 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
κληθήσονται.¶	klēthēsontai	will be called.	G2564 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
leads to
- Colossians 3:12–17
  Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
- John 15:5
  I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
- James 3:17–18
  But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- John 15:2
  He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Through
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
  Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- 1 Peter 1:15–16
  But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Through
Romans 12:18
If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
leads to
- Hebrews 12:14
  Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.