'Peace' in the Bible

"How blessed are those who make peace, because it is they who will be called God's children!

leave your offering there at the altar and go. First make peace with your brother, and then come and present your offering.

And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour.

And when you go in, say, May peace be on this house.

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

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

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

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.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

where their worm [that feeds on the dead] does not die, and the fire is not put out.

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Jesus said to him, “Go; your son lives!” The man believed what Jesus said to him and started home.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

and they kept coming up to Him, saying [mockingly], “Hail, King of the Jews [Good health! Peace! Long life to you, King of the Jews]!” And they slapped Him in the face.

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

'On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?

So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, being built up and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, and it increased in numbers.

The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.

When he was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him and said: “Since we enjoy great peace because of you, and reforms are taking place for the benefit of this nation by your foresight,

"Your Excellency Felix, since we are enjoying lasting peace because of you, and since reforms for this nation are being brought about through your foresight, we always and everywhere acknowledge it with profound gratitude.

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 that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

And the way of peace have they not known:

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;

And not only so, but we have joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we are now at peace with God.

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace;

That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace.

So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

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.

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

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

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.