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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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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 5:9
18th Century
Theologian
Blessed are the peacemakers. These are those who strive to prevent contention, strife, and war, who use their influence to reconcile oppos…
AT Robertson
On Matthew 5:9
The peacemakers (ο ειρηνοποιο). Not merely "peaceable men" (Wycliff) but "makkers up o' strife" (Braid Scots). It is hard e…
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 5:9
19th Century
Preacher
Blessed are the peacemakers: (Matthew 5:9)
Those who always end a quarrel if they can, those who make every effort to p…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 5:9
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…
John Calvin
On Matthew 5:9
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Matthew 5:9
17th Century
Pastor
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…
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 5:3–12
17th Century
Minister
Our Savior here gives eight characteristics of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian.
The poor …
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 5:3–10
13th Century
Philosopher
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…