Matthew 5:9

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

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 5 · Words of Christ are set in red.

2 songs meet this passage

  • Immigrant Song · Led Zeppelin

    resonates with Matthew 5:9

    The closing turn toward peace and trust, after all the conquest imagery, faintly echoes the blessing on peacemakers, even if arrived at almost as an afterthought.

  • “Got a gun that my granddad gave me”

    Try That in a Small Town · Jason Aldean

    strains against Matthew 5:9

    Jesus blesses peacemakers; the lyric leans into armed readiness as the proud answer to conflict rather than pursuing peace.

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