For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy is His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

'Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage -- I have overcome the world.'

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

how that God was in Christ -- a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,

that ye were at that time apart from Christ, having been alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

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And, if the unbelieving doth separate himself -- let him separate himself: the brother or the sister is not under servitude in such cases, and in peace hath God called us;

and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,

one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

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If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace;

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;