Scripture Folios
The Peace of Christ
He Himself is our peace.
The Lord Is Peace
Judges 6:23–24 But the Lord said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.” So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. Chapter Related Psalm 4:8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O Lord , make me dwell in safety. Chapter Related Psalm 29:11 The Lord gives His people strength; the Lord blesses His people with peace. Chapter Related Psalm 85:10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed. Chapter Related Isaiah 32:17 The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. Chapter Related Isaiah 54:10 “Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the Lord , who has compassion on you. Chapter Related Jeremiah 6:14 They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. Chapter Related
Prince of Peace
Isaiah 2:4 Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war. Chapter Related Isaiah 9:6–7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this. Chapter Related Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Chapter Related Zechariah 9:9–10 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. Chapter Related Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!” Chapter Related Ephesians 2:14–17 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. Chapter Related Colossians 1:19–20 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. Chapter Related
My Peace I Give to You
Luke 7:50 And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Chapter Related Matthew 10:34 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. Chapter Related Luke 19:41–42 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.” Chapter Related John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid. Chapter Related John 16:33 “I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” Chapter Related John 20:21 Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.” Chapter Related
Seek Peace and Pursue It
Psalm 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. Chapter Related Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Chapter Related Romans 12:18 If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. Chapter Related Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful. Chapter Related Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. Chapter Related James 3:17–18 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness. Chapter Related
The God of Peace
Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. Chapter Related Hebrews 13:20–21 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Chapter Related 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. Chapter Related
Gideon has seen the angel of the Lord and expects to die. “Peace be with you,” the Lord tells him. “Do not be afraid.” Gideon builds an altar and calls it The Lord Is Peace. Peace here is more than quiet: righteousness and peace have kissed, and God’s covenant of peace holds though the mountains are removed. It can also be faked, with “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace at all. Isaiah looks for a Prince of Peace whose peace will have no end, and sees what it costs him: “the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him.” Zechariah’s king comes humble, on a donkey, to proclaim peace to the nations. When Jesus rides into Jerusalem that way, he weeps because the city did not know what would bring it peace. He had said he came to bring not peace but a sword; on his last night he names the difference: “I do not give to you as the world gives.” Risen, he greets his friends with “Peace be with you” and sends them out. Paul puts it plainly: “He Himself is our peace,” who tore down the dividing wall of hostility and made peace through the blood of his cross. So peace is something to seek and pursue, and peacemakers will be called sons of God. The last word is a blessing: “Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way.”