Verse 9

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

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  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  • Rom 8:14 : 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
  • Jas 3:16-18 : 16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom that comes from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and sincere. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • Col 3:13 : 13 Bear with one another and forgive one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord forgave you, so also you must forgive.
  • Rom 12:18 : 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
  • Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Ps 120:6 : 6 Too long has my soul dwelled with those who hate peace.
  • Eph 5:1-2 : 1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial offering to God, a pleasing aroma.
  • Jas 1:19-20 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. 20 For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
  • Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  • Ps 82:6-7 : 6 I said, 'You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.' 7 However, like men, you will die; and like one of the princes, you will fall.
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
  • 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
  • Rom 14:1-7 : 1 Welcome anyone who is weak in faith, but do not engage in disputes over opinions. 2 One person believes they may eat anything, while someone who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats must not look down on the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To their own Master they stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. 5 One person considers one day more important than another, while another considers every day alike. Each person should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone.
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  • Luke 20:36 : 36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
  • 2 Tim 2:22-24 : 22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 23 But avoid foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed quarrels. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient when wronged.
  • Phil 2:1-3 : 1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any tenderness and compassion, 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being united in spirit, and intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverted generation. Among them, you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not labor or run in vain.
  • 1 Pet 1:14-16 : 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct. 16 For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
  • Phil 4:2 : 2 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to agree in the Lord.
  • Acts 7:26 : 26 The next day, he appeared to two of them as they were fighting and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why are you hurting each other?'
  • Ps 122:6-8 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May those who love you prosper.' 7 May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your citadels. 8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, 'Peace be within you.'
  • 1 Chr 12:17 : 17 Some men from Benjamin and Judah also came to David at the stronghold.
  • Ps 34:12 : 12 Come, my children, and listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
  • Rom 14:17-19 : 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people. 19 So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.
  • 1 Cor 6:6 : 6 But instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!