Matthew 5:9

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Happy are those who work for peace; God will call them his children!

Cross References

Hebrews 12:14

Try to be at peace with everyone, and try to live a holy life, because no one will see the Lord without it.

Romans 12:18

Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody.

Galatians 5:22

But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Psalm 120:6

I have lived too long with people who hate peace!

Romans 8:14

Those who are led by God's Spirit are God's children.

Luke 6:35

No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

2 Corinthians 13:11

And now, my friends, good-bye! Strive for perfection; listen to my appeals; agree with one another; live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Colossians 3:13

Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.

Psalm 34:12

Would you like to enjoy life? Do you want long life and happiness?

Matthew 5:48

You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Here we are, then, speaking for Christ, as though God himself were making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ's behalf: let God change you from enemies into his friends!

Acts 7:26

The next day he saw two Israelites fighting, and he tried to make peace between them. ‘Listen, men,’ he said, ‘you are fellow Israelites; why are you fighting like this?’

Matthew 5:45

so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.

1 Chronicles 12:17

David went to meet them and said, “If you are coming as friends to help me, you are welcome here. Join us! But if you intend to betray me to my enemies, even though I have not tried to hurt you, the God of our ancestors will know it and punish you.”

1 Corinthians 6:6

Instead, one Christian goes to court against another and lets unbelievers judge the case!

Philippians 4:2

Euodia and Syntyche, please, I beg you, try to agree as sisters in the Lord.

Luke 20:36

They will be like angels and cannot die. They are the children of God, because they have risen from death.

Ephesians 4:1

I urge you, then—I who am a prisoner because I serve the Lord: live a life that measures up to the standard God set when he called you.

Romans 8:16

God's Spirit joins himself to our spirits to declare that we are God's children.

Romans 8:19

All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children.