Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Happy the peacemakers -- because 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.
American Standard Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall 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.
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 Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God. 9 Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God. 10 Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
Cross References
Matthew 5:45
that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.
Luke 6:35
'But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;
Romans 8:14
for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;
Romans 12:18
If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace;
Colossians 3:13
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye;
Hebrews 12:14
peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,
1 Chronicles 12:17
and David goeth out before them, and answereth and saith to them, 'If for peace ye have come in unto me, to help me, I have a heart to unite with you; and if to betray me to mine adversaries -- without violence in my hands -- the God of our fathers doth see and reprove.'
Psalm 34:12
Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?
Psalm 82:6-7
I -- I have said, 'Gods ye are, And sons of the Most High -- all of you,
Psalm 120:6
Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.
Psalm 122:6-8
Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.
Matthew 5:48
ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect.
Luke 20:36
for neither are they able to die any more -- for they are like messengers -- and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.
Acts 7:26
'On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?
Romans 14:1-7
And him who is weak in the faith receive ye -- not to determinations of reasonings;
Romans 14:17-19
for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
1 Corinthians 6:6
but brother with brother doth go to be judged, and this before unbelievers!
2 Corinthians 5:20
in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, 'Be ye reconciled to God;'
2 Corinthians 13:11
Henceforth, brethren, rejoice; be made perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of the love and peace shall be with you;
Galatians 5:22
And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
Ephesians 4:1
Call upon you, then, do I -- the prisoner of the Lord -- to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
Ephesians 5:1-2
Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,
Philippians 2:1-3
If, then, any exhortation is in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Philippians 2:15-16
that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,
Philippians 4:2
Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;
2 Timothy 2:22-24
and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;
James 1:19-20
So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
James 3:16-18
for where zeal and rivalry are, there is insurrection and every evil matter;
1 Peter 1:14-16
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,