Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
In Context
8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:17And David went out to meet them, and he said: “If you have arrived peacefully, so as to be a help to me, may my heart be joined to you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, though I have no iniquity in my hands, may the God of our fathers see and judge.”
Psalms 82:6For they plotted unanimously. Joined together against you, they ordained a covenant:
Matthew 5:48Therefore, be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Luke 20:36For they can no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children of the resurrection.
Romans 8:14For all those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:4-13
The Sermon on the Mount. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they… Read the whole commentary →