# Submitters / Peace Makers

[James 4:](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4\&version=RSV)

> 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you men of double mind.

[Matthew 5](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205\&version=NIV)

> 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 <mark style="color:red;">Blessed are the peacemakers,</mark> for they will be called children of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

[Luke 1:](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+1\&version=NIV) (Muhammad?)

> 67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
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> 68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,\
> &#x20;   because he has come to his people and redeemed them.\
> 69 He has raised up a horn\[[c](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+1\&version=NIV#fen-NIV-24963c)] of salvation for us\
> &#x20;   in the house of his servant David\
> 70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),\
> 71 salvation from our enemies\
> &#x20;   and from the hand of all who hate us—\
> 72 to show mercy to our ancestors\
> &#x20;   and to remember his holy covenant,\
> 73     <mark style="color:red;">the oath he swore to our father Abraham:</mark>\ <mark style="color:red;">74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,</mark>\
> &#x20;   <mark style="color:red;">and to enable us to serve him without fear</mark>\ <mark style="color:red;">75     in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.</mark>
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> 76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;\
> &#x20;   for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,\
> 77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation\
> &#x20;   through the forgiveness of their sins,\
> 78 because of the tender mercy of our God,\
> &#x20;   by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven\ <mark style="color:red;">79 to shine on those living in darkness</mark>\
> &#x20;   <mark style="color:red;">and in the shadow of death,</mark>\ <mark style="color:red;">to guide our feet into the path of peace.”</mark>