Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be…”
Peacemaking is treated as active moral work: reducing conflict and restoring relationship rather than simply avoiding disagreement.
Where does it come from?
Matthew 5:9, King James Version.
Why the local voice matters
Matthew 5:9 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.
