Fragments on Matthew · §35 · Cyril of Alexandria

Matthew 5:9

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Peacemakers are not only those who reconcile enemies, but also those who tame anger and base desire, living rightly in deed and word through unfailing faith — and those who re-teach unbelievers and lead them to faith, making God’s enemies friends to him.

Blessed are such people, as those who have imitated the Son of God. They will be called sons, sharing immortality, or they will reign with Christ at his second coming (Matthew 5:9).

Greek

Εἰρηνοποιοὶ δὲ οὐ μόνον οἱ φιλοποιοῦντες τοὺς ἐχθρούς, ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ τὸν θυμὸν καὶ τὴν κακὴν ἐπιθυμίαν ἐξημεροῦντες, βιοῦντές τε ὀρθῶς ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ διὰ πίστεως ἀπταίστου, πλὴν καὶ οἱ μεταδιδάσκον τες τοὺς ἀπίστους καὶ ἄγοντες πρὸς τὴν πίστιν ὡς τοὺς ἐχθροὺς τοῦ θεοῦ 4 φιλοποιοῦντες αὐτῷ. μακάριοι οἱ τοιοῦτοι ὡς μιμησάμενοι τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ· υἱοὶ γὰρ κληθήσονται ἀθανασίας μετασχόντες ἤτοι συμβασιλεύσουσι τῷ Χριστῷ ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ αὐτοῦ παρουσίᾳ.

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Cyril of Alexandria's short notes on Matthew's Gospel, kept in later chains of comments, in the order of Matthew's chapters and verses.

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

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