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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
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Peacemaking is an Active Verb
Commentators stress that this beatitude blesses the 'peacemakers,' not merely the 'peaceable.' It describes an active role of intervening to reconcile opposing parties, end quarrels, and prevent strife. This goes beyond passively keeping the peace to actively creating it where it is absent.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Blessed are the peacemakers. These are those who strive to prevent contention, strife, and war, who use their influence to reconcile oppos…
The peacemakers (ο ειρηνοποιο). Not merely "peaceable men" (Wycliff) but "makkers up o' strife" (Braid Scots). It is hard e…
19th Century
Anglican
The peacemakers — Our version rightly distinguishes between the temper which is simply “peaceable” in itself ([Reference James 3:1…
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Baptist
Blessed are the peacemakers: (Matthew 5:9)
Those who always end a quarrel if they can, those who make every effort to p…
Jesus’ concern in this beatitude is not with the peaceful but with the “peacemakers.” “Peace” (GK 1645) is of constant concern in both OT and NT (e…
16th Century
Protestant
Happy are the peacemakers: by peacemakers, He means those who not only seek peace and avoid quarrels, as far as it is in their po…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blessed are the peace makers Not between God and man, for no man can make his own peace with God; nor can any mere c…
Our Savior here gives eight characteristics of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian.
The poor …
13th Century
Catholic
The Evangelist, above, set forth a kind of brief preamble to Christ’s teaching; now he relates the teaching itself and its effect, namely, the admi…
