Matthew 5:9

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Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

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1 Peter 1:14

General references

Romans 12:18

Bible References

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David went out to meet them and said, "If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice and judge!"

Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?

For too long I have had to reside with those who hate peace.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!

The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.

Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.

Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea through us. We plead with you on Christ's behalf, "Be reconciled to God!"

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.

bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.

But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.

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so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

I thought, 'You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.'

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

In fact, they can no longer die, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.

Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world

Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,

General references

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.