Matthew 5:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"Blessedμακάριοι
(makarioi)
3107: blessed, happyfrom makar (happy)
are the peacemakers,εἰρηνοποιοί
(eirēnopoioi)
1518: peacemaking, a peacemakerfrom eiréné and poieó
for they shall be calledκληθήσονται
(klēthēsontai)
2564: to calla prim. word
sonsυἱοὶ
(uioi)
5207: a sona prim. word
of God.θεοῦ
(theou)
2316: God, a godof uncertain origin


















KJV Lexicon
μακαριοι  adjective - nominative plural masculine
makarios  mak-ar'-ee-os:  supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off -- blessed, happy(-ier).
οι  definite article - nominative plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ειρηνοποιοι  adjective - nominative plural masculine
eirenopoios  i-ray-nop-oy-os':  pacificatory, i.e. (subjectively) peaceable -- peacemaker.
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
αυτοι  personal pronoun - nominative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
υιοι  noun - nominative plural masculine
huios  hwee-os':  a son (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship -- child, foal, son.
θεου  noun - genitive singular masculine
theos  theh'-os:  a deity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
κληθησονται  verb - future passive indicative - third person
kaleo  kal-eh'-o:  to call (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) -- bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called).
Parallel Verses
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Blessed are they who make peace, for they will be called the children of God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called God's children.

King James 2000 Bible
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
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