The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:3-16
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:6-12
Five gates to happiness. We have already looked at three gates to happiness. Let us now proceed to examine the five that still remain to us. I. HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS . 1 . This is a desire for righteousness on its own account, and not for its rewards. It is very different from the merely selfish wish to escape from the penalty of sin. Righteousness is regarded as an end in itself. 2 . This is a deep appetite, like hunger and thirst. The most primitive,... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:9
The peacemakers ( οἱεἰρηνοποιοί ) . More than "peaceable". This is the peaceable character consciously exerted outside itself. The same compound in the New Testament in Colossians 1:20 only: εἰρηνοποιήσας διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ σταυροῦ αὐτοῦ (cf. Ephesians] Ephesians 2:14 , Ephesians 2:15 ). Christians, in their measure, share in Christ's work, and, we may add, can attain it generally as he did, only by personal suffering. Observe that this Beatitude must have... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:9
The Beatitude of the peacemakers. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." This is the seventh in order of the Beatitudes. It is the first, however, which shows blessedness pronounced as alighting upon a person, not in the first instance for some personal quality, grace, or virtue, but for his works'sake in the interest of others, whether of the family, the world, or the Church. The distinction is manifest, but the difference is not very real. For any man... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:9
Peacemaking. The order in which the text follows the blessing upon the pure suggests the doctrine of James concerning the "wisdom that is from above," which is " first pure, then peaceable" ( James 3:17 ). Christ is himself that Wisdom. Those in vital union with him are pure towards God, peaceable towards men. I. THE CHRISTIAN SURVEYS A WORLD IN STRIFE . 1 . Every man ' s nature is convulsed. 2 . Society writhes in contentions. 3 . Heaven and earth... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10
Which are persecuted ; which have been persecuted (Revised Version); οἱδεδιωγμένοι . "Those who are harassed, hunted, spoiled. The term is properly used of wild beasts pursued by hunters, or of an enemy or malefactor in flight" (Wetstein). Our Lord, by the use of the perfect, wishes to indicate They have "suffered the loss," possibly, "of all things," but they are "blessed." For righteouness'sake ( ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης ) . No article (contrast Matthew 5:6 ), either as... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10
The Beatitude of persecution. "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness'sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." This eighth Beatitude joins hands with the first in that part which may be called the "sanction" of the Beatitude, i.e. its promise, or the authoritative assurance attached to it. It also may be looked upon as closing the number of the general Beatitudes; for we find that the only remaining one, the ninth, turns from the use of the third person to a gracious... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10-12
The blessedness of persecution. Between this subject and that presented in the verse preceding there is the relation of sequence. I. VIRTUE PROVOKES THE RESENTMENT OF WICKEDNESS . 1 . This is exemplified in Christ. 2 . It is exemplified in the Church. 3 . It is exemplified in every saint. II. SUFFERING THUS ENTAILED SHOULD OCCASION JOY . 1 . Because associated with the noblest sympathies. 2 . Because associated with the best... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers - Those who strive to prevent contention, strife, and war; who use their influence to reconcile opposing parties, and to prevent lawsuits and hostilities in families and neighborhoods. Every man may do something of this; and no man is more like God than he who does it. There ought not to be unlawful and officious interference in that which is none of our business; but without any danger of acquiring this character, every man has many opportunities of reconciling... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:3-12
Sermon on the mount: 1. The Beatitudes. The subject of the sermon on the mount may be said to be the righteousness of the kingdom. To give all his hearers a clearer conception of this fundamental idea, our Lord speaks The citizens of the kingdom are first described, their character being indicated in the first paragraph, their influence being referred to in Matthew 5:13-16 . The passage containing the Beatitudes will best yield its meaning if we consider I. OUR LORD IS IN ... read more