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Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,[a]
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)

11 Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you [falsely] because of me.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:10 Righteousness here, as usually in Matthew, means conduct in conformity with God’s will.

Blessed are the peacemakers,(A)
    for they will be called children of God.(B)
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,(C)
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(D)

11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(E) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(F)

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