Matthew 5:9

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children ¹  of God.

1Ch 12:17; Ps 34:12; Ps 82:6,7; Ps 120:6; Ps 122:6-8; Mt 5:45,48; Lu 6:35; Lu 20:36; Ac 7:26; Ro 12:18; Ro 14:1-7; Ro 14:17-19; 1Co 6:6; 2Co 5:20; 2Co 13:11; Ga 5:22; Eph 4:1; Eph 5:1,2; Php 2:1-3; Php 2:15,16; Php 4:2; Col 3:13; 2Ti 2:22-24; Heb 12:14; Jas 1:19,20; Jas 3:16-18; 1Pe 1:14-16

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).