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James 3:18

The Pulpit Commentary on James 3:18

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The fruit of righteousness; an expression taken from the Old Testament; e.g. ; ; and occurring also in ]. Of them that make peace. τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρηνήν may be either

This verse gives us St. James's version of the beatitude, "Blessed are the peacemakers ( μακάριοι οἱ εἰρηοποιοί)" ().

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