Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
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Gill's Exposition
Blessed are the peace makers,.... Not between God and man, for no man can make his own peace with God; nor can any mere creature, angels, or men, make it for him; Christ, in this sense, is the only…
Barnes' Notes
Blessed are the peacemakers - Those who strive to prevent contention, strife, and war; who use their influence to reconcile opposing parties, and to prevent lawsuits and hostilities in families and…
Christ begins his sermon with blessings, for he came into the world to bless us (Act 3:26), as the great High Priest of our profession; as the blessed Melchizedec; as He in whom all the families of…
Cambridge Bible
peacemakers not only in the sense of those who heal dissension. Peace is used in a deeper sense, "the peace of God," Php 4:7; "the peace of Christ," Col 3:15.
children of God These are most akin to…
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