Matthew 5:9

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Summary

Matthew 5:9

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

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General references

Romans 12:18

Bible References

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The next day, he came across two of them fighting and tried to pacify them. He said to them, 'You are brothers. Why should you injure each other?'

If possible, for your part, live peaceably with everybody.

Treat people who are overscrupulous in their faith like brothers; do not criticize their views.

but one Christian has to go to law with another, and before unbelievers too?

It is for Christ, therefore, that I am an envoy, seeing that God makes his appeal through me. On Christ's behalf I beg you to be reconciled to God.

Now brothers, goodbye! Be what you ought to be, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace, and God the source of love and peace will be with you.

But what the Spirit produces is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

So I, the prisoner for the Lord's sake, appeal to you to live lives worthy of the summons you have received;

So by whatever appeal there is in our relation to Christ, by whatever incentive there is in love, by whatever participation there is in the Spirit, whatever affection and sympathy,

I appeal to Euodia and I appeal to Syntyche to agree together, as Christians.

You must bear with one another and forgive one another, if anyone has reason to be offended with anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.

Fly from the cravings of youth, and go in pursuit of uprightness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord with pure hearts.

Try to be at peace with everyone, and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,

For wherever jealousy and rivalry exist, there will be confusion and every low action.

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so that you may show yourselves true sons of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on bad and good alike, and makes the rain fall on the upright and the wrongdoers.

But love your enemies, and help them and lend to them, never despairing, and you will be richly rewarded, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind even to the ungrateful and the wicked.

For they cannot die again; they are like the angels, and through sharing in the resurrection, they are sons of God.

So follow God's example, like his dear children,

so that you will be blameless and honest, faultless children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted age, in which you appear like stars in a dark world,

Like obedient children, do not adapt yourselves to the cravings you used to follow when you were ignorant,

General references

If possible, for your part, live peaceably with everybody.