Matthew 5:9
Strong's Lexicon
Blessed [are]
Μακάριοι (Makarioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3107: Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

peacemakers,
εἰρηνοποιοί (eirēnopoioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1518: Pacific, loving peace, a peace-maker. From eirenopoios and poieo; pacificatory, i.e. peaceable.

for
Ὅτι (Hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

they
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

will be called
κληθήσονται (klēthēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.

sons
υἱοὶ (huioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of God.
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Happy the peacemakers—because they shall be called Sons of God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The peacemakers are blessed, for they will be called sons of God.

New American Standard Bible
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

King James Bible
Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

New Living Translation
God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.

English Standard Version
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

New American Standard Bible
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

King James Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The peacemakers are blessed, for they will be called sons of God.

International Standard Version
"How blessed are those who make peace, because it is they who will be called God's children!

NET Bible
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.

American Standard Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

English Revised Version
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

Young's Literal Translation
'Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God.
















Cross References
Matthew 5:45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Luke 6:35
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Romans 8:16
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Romans 8:19
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Matthew 5:6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Matthew 5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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