Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
Revised Version 1895
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 answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
Psalms 82:6I said, Ye are gods, and all of you sons of the Most High.
Psalms 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Matthew 5:48Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Luke 20:36for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are 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 →