Fragments on Matthew · §36

Matthew 5:9

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Peacemakers are also those who persuade unbelievers to believe, making God’s former enemies at peace with him. They are called peacemakers who persuade unbelievers to believe God (Matthew 5:9).

Greek

Εἰρηνοποιοί εἰσι καὶ οἱ τοὺς ἀπίστους μεταπείθοντες πι στεῦσαι ὡς τοὺς πάλαι ἐχθροὺς τοῦ θεοῦ εἰρηνοποιοῦντες αὐτῷ. Εἰρηνοποιοὶ λέγονται καὶ οἱ πείθοντες τοὺς ἀπίστους πιστεύειν τῷ θεῷ.

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Catena fragments on Matthew (CPG 5206). Contents follow Matthew chapter and verse. Edition fragment numbers stay in About this text and under each passage.

English follows the named copy-text (Aegean/khazarzar Migne PG 72 extract). Other prints were checked as noted; no silent merge of recensions.

Witnesses

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