Discovery BoxMatthew 5:8-9 
Context5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children 1 of God.
Matthew 15:3
Context15:3 He answered them, 2 “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Matthew 16:16
Context16:16 Simon Peter answered, 3 “You are the Christ, 4 the Son of the living God.”
1 tn Grk “sons,” though traditionally English versions have taken this as a generic reference to both males and females, hence “children” (cf. KJV, NAB, NRSV, NLT).
2 tn Grk “But answering, he said to them.”
3 tn Grk “And answering, Simon Peter said.”
4 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.
