'Peace' in the Bible

and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.

"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword.

So he went straight to Jesus and said, "Peace to you, Rabbi!" And he kissed Him eagerly.

And then suddenly they saw Jesus coming to meet them. "Peace be to you," He said. And they came and clasped His feet, bowing to the ground before Him.

"Daughter," He said, "your faith has cured you: go in peace, and be free from your complaint."

Salt is a good thing, but if the salt should become tasteless, what will you use to give it saltness? Have salt within you and live at peace with one another."

Dawning on those who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death--To direct our feet into the path of peace."

"Glory be to God in the highest Heavens, And on earth peace among men who please Him!"

"Now, O Sovereign Lord, Thou dost send Thy servant away in peace, in fulfilment of Thy word,

But He said to the woman, "Your faith has cured you: go, and be at peace."

"Daughter," said He, "your faith has cured you; go, and be at peace."

"Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!'

And if there is a lover of peace there, your peace shall rest upon it; otherwise come back upon you.

Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? No, I tell you that I came to bring dissension.

If not, while the other is still a long way off, he sends messengers and sues for peace.

"Blessed is the King," they cried, "who comes in the name of the Lord: in Heaven peace, and glory in the highest realms."

"O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.

While they were thus talking, He Himself stood in their midst and said, "Peace be to you!"

Peace I leave with you: my own peace I give to you. It is not as the world gives its greetings that I give you peace. Let not your hearts be troubled or dismayed.

"I have spoken all this to you in order that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction. But keep up your courage: *I* have won the victory over the world."

On that same first day of the week, when it was evening and, for fear of the Jews, the doors of the house where the disciples were, were locked, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you!"

A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you."

A week later the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them, when Jesus came--though the doors were locked--and stood in their midst, and said, "Peace be to you."

The next day, also, he came and found two of them fighting, and he endeavoured to make peace between them. "'Sirs,' he said, 'you are brothers. Why are you wronging one another?'

The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit.

The Message which He sent to the descendants of Israel, when He announced the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all--that Message you cannot but know;

So the jailer brought Paul word, saying, "The praetors have sent orders for you to be released. Now therefore you can go, and proceed on your way in peace."

So Paul was sent for, and Tertullus began to impeach him as follows: "Indebted as we are," he said, "to you, most noble Felix, for the perfect peace which we enjoy, and for reforms which your wisdom has introduced to this nation,

For we have found this man Paul a source of mischief and a disturber of the peace among all the Jews throughout the Empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.

To all God's loved ones who are in Rome, called to be saints. May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

whereas glory, honour and peace will be given to every one who does what is good and right--to the Jew first and then to the Gentile.

and the way to peace they have not known."

Standing then acquitted as the result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Because for the mind to be given up to earthly things means death; but for it to be given up to spiritual things means Life and peace.

If you can, so far as it depends on you, live at peace with all the world.

For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of right conduct, peace and joy, through the Holy Spirit;

Therefore let us aim at whatever makes for peace and mutual upbuilding of character.

May God, the giver of hope, fill you with continual joy and peace because you trust in Him--so that you may have abundant hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

May God, who gives peace be with you all! Amen.

And before long, God the giver of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!

May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

If, however, the unbeliever is determined to leave, let him or her do so. Under such circumstances the Christian man or woman is no slave; God has called us to live lives of peace.

For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace, as He is in all the Churches of His people.

Therefore let no one slight him, but all of you should help him forward in peace to join me; for I am waiting for him and others of the brethren.

May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Finally, brethren, be joyful, secure perfection of character, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace. And then God who gives love and peace will be with you.

May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

The Spirit, on the other hand, brings a harvest of love, joy, peace; patience towards others, kindness, benevolence;

And all who shall regulate their lives by this principle--may peace and mercy be given to them--and to the true Israel of God.

May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

For He is our peace--He who has made Jews and Gentiles one, and in His own human nature has broken down the hostile dividing wall,

thus effecting peace, and to reconcile Jews and Gentiles in one body to God, by means of His cross--slaying by it their mutual enmity.

So He came and proclaimed good news of peace to you who were so far away, and peace to those who were near;

in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit.

as well as the shoes of the Good News of peace-- a firm foundation for your feet.

Peace be to the brethren, and love combined with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

And then the peace of God, which transcends all our powers of thought, will be a garrison to guard your hearts and minds in union with Christ Jesus.

The doctrines and the line of conduct which I taught you--both what you heard and what you saw in me-- hold fast to them; and God who gives peace will be with you.

To the people of God and the believing brethren at Colossae who are in Christ. May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father.

And God purposed through Him to reconcile the universe to Himself, making peace through His blood, which was shed upon the Cross--to reconcile to Himself through Him, I say, things on earth and things in Heaven.

and let the peace which Christ gives settle all questionings in your hearts, to which peace indeed you were called as belonging to His one Body; and be thankful.

Paul, Silas, and Timothy: To the Church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be granted to you.

and to vie with one another in eagerness for peace, every one minding his own business and working with his hands, as we ordered you to do:

While they are saying "Peace and safety!" then in a moment destruction falls upon them, like birth-pains on a woman who is with child; and escape there is none.

and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

And may God Himself who gives peace, make you entirely holy; and may your spirits, souls and bodies be preserved complete and be found blameless at the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

And may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every sense. The Lord be with you all.

To Timothy, my own true son in the faith. May grace, mercy and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

To Timothy my dearly-loved child. May grace, mercy and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Keep a strong curb, however, on your youthful cravings; and strive for integrity, good faith, love, peace, in company with all who pray to the Lord with pure hearts.

To Titus my own true child in our common faith. May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

May grace be granted to you all, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

to whom also Abraham presented a tenth part of all--being first, as his name signifies, King of righteousness, and secondly King of Salem, that is, King of peace:

Now, at the time, discipline seems to be a matter not for joy, but for grief; yet it afterwards yields to those who have passed through its training a result full of peace--namely, righteousness.

but may rather be restored. Persistently strive for peace with all men, and for that growth in holiness apart from which no one will see the Lord.

Now may God who gives peace, and brought Jesus, our Lord, up again from among the dead--even Him who, by virtue of the blood of the eternal Covenant, is the great Shepherd of the sheep--

And peace, for those who strive for peace, is the seed of which the harvest is righteousness.

chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, with a view to their obedience and to their being sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May more and more grace and peace be granted to you.

Let him turn from evil, and do good; Let him inquire for peace and go in pursuit of it.

Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be with all of you who are in Christ.

May more and more grace and peace be granted to you in a full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

Therefore, dear friends, since you have these expectations, earnestly seek to be found in His presence, free from blemish or reproach, in peace.

Grace, mercy and peace will be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

But I hope to see you very soon, and then we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. Our friends send greetings to you. Greet our friends individually.

May mercy, peace and love be abundantly granted to you.

John sends greetings to the seven Churches in the province of Asia. May grace be granted to you, and peace, from Him who is and was and evermore will be; and from the seven Spirits which are before His throne;

And another horse came out--a fiery-red one; and power was given to its rider to take peace from the earth, and to cause men to kill one another; and a great sword was given to him.