Matthew 5:9
God is pleased with people who help other people to live peacefully; they will be considered to be {he will consider that they are} his children [MET].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:17David went out of the cave to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors ◄worshiped/belonged to► will see it and condemn/punish you.”
Psalms 82:6I the all-powerful God, previously said to them, “You think you are gods! It is as though you are all my sons,
Psalms 122:6Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem; I desire that those who love Jerusalem will ◄prosper/live peacefully►.
Matthew 5:48You need to love those who do not love you, and in that way become perfect as God your Father, who is in heaven, is perfect.”
Luke 20:36You need to know also that they cannot die any more, because they will be immortal [SIM] like angels. The fact that God has caused them to be alive again will show that they are God’s children.
Romans 8:14We who are guided by the Spirit of God {allow the Spirit of God to guide us} are God’s children.
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 →