Matthew 5:9 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 5:9

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

DBT

Blessed the peace-makers, for they shall be called sons ofGod.

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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39 verses on the floor

Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
James 3:16–18
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Psalms 120:6
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

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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,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He prescribes duty as the way, and gives us standing rules of that duty. He directs his disciples, 1. To understand what they are--the salt of the earth, and the lights of the world,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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