9
μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM ειρηνοποιοι G1518 A-NPM οτι G3754 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM υιοι G5207 N-NPM θεου G2316 N-GSM κληθησονται G2564 G5701 V-FPI-3P
Matthew 5:9
Explanation of Matthew 5:9
Door Brian David
"Peace" in the Bible is something a little more forceful and active than the normal idea we have of "peace"; it represents the harmony and one-ness we feel when our hearts and our minds are aligned with the Lord, when we want what He wants and understand the wisdom He bestows.
The language is tricky in this verse, though. "God" represents divine truth, or the most profound and perfect ideas expressing the Lord's love. But what the King James Version expresses as "children" is rendered as "sons" in more literal translations. "Sons" represent individual true ideas, or true ideas about specific things. "Children" represent a state of innocence and willingness to be led. So does this mean that those who become aligned with the Lord's love and wisdom will become forms of truth themselves, expressing ideas drawn from divine truth to help others? Or does it mean they will be innocent, and willing to follow the divine truth? Both make sense.
Luke 4:16-22
16
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17
The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
18
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
19
and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
20
He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21
He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
22
All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"
