Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"How blessed are those who make peace, because it is they who will be called God's children!
A Conservative Version
Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"Those persons who attempt to make peace [between people] will be blessed because they will be called God's children.
Anderson New Testament
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God.
Bible in Basic English
Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.
Common New Testament
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Blessed are the pacific: for they shall be the children of God.
Darby Translation
Blessed the peace-makers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Godbey New Testament
Blessed are the peacemakers: because they shall be called the sons of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called God's sons!
John Wesley New Testament
Happy are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God.
Julia Smith Translation
Happy they making peace: for they shall be called sons of God.
King James 2000
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Blessed [are] the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.
Modern King James verseion
Blessed are the peacemakers! For they shall be called the sons of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Moffatt New Testament
Blessed are the peacemakers! they will be ranked sons of God.
Montgomery New Testament
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
NET Bible
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.
New Heart English Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Noyes New Testament
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they will be called sons of God.
Sawyer New Testament
Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called children of God.
The Emphasized Bible
Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called Sons of God.
Webster
Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called children of God.
Weymouth New Testament
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for it is they who will be recognized as sons of God.
Williams New Testament
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called God's sons.
World English Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
Worrell New Testament
"Happy are the peacemakers; because they shall be called sons of God.
Worsley New Testament
Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God.
Themes
Adoption » Should produce » A love of peace
Beatitudes of Christ » 7th peacemaking (a Christlike influence, calming the storms of life)
the Blessed » The peace-makers
Children » Who are the children of God
Children » Lambs of the fold » Of God
Christian conduct » Blessedness of maintaining
Disciples/apostles » What the disciples are
Happiness of saints in this life » Described by Christ in the beatitudes
Names » Of the saints » Children of God
Peace » Blessedness of promoting
Peace-makers » Peace-makers commended
Select readings » The beatitudes
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about Matthew 5:9
Devotionals containing Matthew 5:9
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:9
Prayers for Matthew 5:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Beatitudes
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness'sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Cross References
Matthew 5:45
that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.
Colossians 3:13
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
Hebrews 12:14
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
1 Chronicles 12:17
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
Psalm 34:12
What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good?
Psalm 82:6-7
I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.
Psalm 120:6
My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.
Psalm 122:6-8
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
Matthew 5:48
Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Luke 20:36
for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Acts 7:26
And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
Romans 14:1-7
But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.
Romans 14:17-19
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:6
but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?
2 Corinthians 5:20
We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,
Ephesians 5:1-2
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
Philippians 2:1-3
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions,
Philippians 2:15-16
that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
Philippians 4:2
I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord.
2 Timothy 2:22-24
But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
James 1:19-20
Ye know this , my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
James 3:16-18
For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.
1 Peter 1:14-16
as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: