Biblical Concept: Peace in
John and Epistles
Prologue
NAS Luke 1:79 To shine upon those who sit
in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet
into the way of peace."
NAS Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the
highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is
pleased."
NAS Luke 12:51 "Do you suppose that I
came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division;
Introduction
Why John and Epistles? Apostle John wrote a Gospel and Epistles. Apostle John was a unique eye witness to the
events of Jesus. Particularly, the Upper
Room Discourse of Jesus where the foundations of the Age of the Church were established.
Findings
Jesus and peace.
Jesus: ”in Me you may have peace”
Resurrected Jesus to the Disciples: "Peace be with you."
Peace greeting to Romans from Father and Son.
“peace to every man who does good”
Romans 3:17 And the path of peace have they not known."
“we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ”
“the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace”
Romans
12:18 If
possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
Romans
14:17 for the
kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy
in
the Holy Spirit.
19 So then let us pursue
the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.
“God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing”
33 Now the God of peace
be with you all. Amen.
“the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your
feet”
Peace greeting for Corinth from Father and Son.
Christians: No unbeliever bondage.
1 Corinthians 14:33 for God is not a
God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
“send him on his way in peace”
Peace greeting for Corinth from Father and Son.
Peace closing for Corinth from God.
Galatian peace greeting from Father and Son.
Peace Spirit Fruit.
Galatian peace closing.
Ephesian peace greeting from Father and Son.
Jesus: “He Himself is our peace”
Jesus, Jew, Gentile, peace.
Ephesians 4:3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace.
Good-news of peace.
“Peace be to the brethren”
Peace closing for Ephesus from Father and Son.
Peace greeting for Philippi from Father and Son.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all
comprehension, shall guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.
9 The things you have
learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the
God of peace shall be with you.
Colossian peace greeting from Father and Son.
“peace through the blood of His cross”
“let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts”
Peace to Thessalonian church.
Day of the Lord: ‘saying, "Peace and safety!" then destruction
will come upon them’
“Live in peace with one another.”
“may the God of peace Himself sanctify you
entirely”
Thessalonica peace greeting from Father and Son.
Thessalonica peace closing from the Lord.
Timothy peace greeting from Father and Son.
Pursue peace.
Titus peace greeting from Father and Son.
Philemon peace greeting from Father and Son.
“king of Salem, which is king of peace”
Rahab: “welcomed the spies in peace”
“Pursue peace with all men”
“the God of peace”
“Go in peace” versus bodily help.
James 3:18 And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in
peace by those who make peace.
Peter: “May grace and peace be yours in fullest measure.”
“Let him seek peace and pursue it.”
“Peace be to you all who are in Christ.”
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Peter 1:2 Grace
and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
“be diligent to be found by Him in peace”
“peace will be with us, from God the Father and
from Jesus Christ”
John: “Peace be to you.”
Jude 1:2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
Revelation: “peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come”
Revelation red horse: “take peace from the earth”
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NAS John 14:27 "Peace I leave with
you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not
your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. (Jesus and peace.) (Peace
Helper: John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father
will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your
remembrance all that I said to you.)
NAS John 16:33 "These things I have
spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have
tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." (Jesus: ”in Me you may have peace”)
NAS John 20:19 When therefore it was
evening, on that day, the first day of
the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of
the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." (Resurrected Jesus to
the Disciples: "Peace be with
you.")
21 Jesus therefore said
to them again, "Peace be with
you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."
26 And after eight days
again His disciples were inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors
having been shut, and stood in their midst, and said, "Peace be with you."
NAS Romans 1:7 to all who are beloved of
God in Rome, called as saints: Grace
to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Peace greeting
to Romans from Father and Son.)
NAS Romans 2:10 but glory and honor and
peace to every man who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. (“peace
to every man who does good”)
NAS Romans 3:17 And the path of peace have
they not known." (All)
NAS Romans 5:1 Therefore having been
justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, (“we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ”)
NAS Romans 8:6 For the mind set on the
flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, (“the mind
set on the Spirit is life and peace”)
NAS Romans 12:18 If possible, so far as it
depends on you, be at peace with all men. (All)
NAS Romans 14:17 for the kingdom of God is
not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy
Spirit. (All)
19 So then let us pursue
the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. (All)
NAS Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill
you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the
power of the Holy Spirit. (“God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing”)
33 Now the God of peace
be with you all. Amen. (All)
NAS Romans 16:20 And the God of peace will
soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
(“the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet”)
NAS 1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace to you and peace from
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Peace greeting for Corinth from
Father and Son.)
NAS 1 Corinthians 7:15 Yet if the unbelieving one
leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. (Christians:
No unbeliever bondage.)
NAS 1 Corinthians 14:33 for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in
all the churches of the saints. (All)
NAS 1 Corinthians 16:11 Let no one therefore despise
him. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me; for I expect
him with the brethren. (“send him on his way in peace”)
NAS 2 Corinthians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Peace greeting for Corinth from
Father and Son.)
NAS 2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, rejoice,
be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of
love and peace shall be with you. (Peace closing for Corinth from God.)
NAS Galatians 1:3 Grace to you and peace from
God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, (Galatian peace greeting from Father
and Son.)
NAS Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (Peace Spirit Fruit.)
NAS Galatians 6:16 And those who will walk by
this rule, peace and mercy be upon
them, and upon the Israel of God. (Galatian peace closing.)
NAS Ephesians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesian peace greeting from Father
and Son.)
NAS Ephesians 2:14 For He Himself is our peace,
who made both groups into one, and
broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, (Jesus: “He Himself is our peace”)
(Jesus, Jew, Gentile, peace.)
15 by abolishing in His
flesh the enmity, which is the Law of
commandments contained in ordinances,
that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, (Jesus, Jew, Gentile, peace.)
17 And He came and
preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near;
(Jesus, Jew, Gentile, peace.)
NAS Ephesians 4:3 being diligent to preserve
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (All)
NAS Ephesians 6:15 and having shod your feet
with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (Good-news of peace.)
23 Peace be to the
brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(“Peace be to the brethren”) (Peace closing for Ephesus from Father and Son.)
NAS Philippians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Peace greeting for Philippi from
Father and Son.)
NAS Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which
surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus. (All)
9 The things you have
learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the
God of peace shall be with you. (All)
NAS Colossians 1:2 to the saints and faithful
brethren in Christ who are at
Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. (Colossian peace greeting
from Father and Son.)
20 and through Him to
reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His
cross; through Him, I say, whether
things on earth or things in heaven. (“peace through the blood of His cross”)
NAS Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of Christ
rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be
thankful. (“let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts”)
NAS 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul and Silvanus and
Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ: Grace to you and peace. (Peace to Thessalonian church.)
NAS 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While they are saying,
"Peace and safety!" then destruction will come upon them suddenly
like birth pangs upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. (Day of
the Lord: ‘saying, "Peace and safety!" then destruction will come
upon them’)
13 and that you esteem
them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
(“Live in peace with one another.”)
23 Now may the God of
peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be
preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (“may
the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely”)
NAS 2 Thessalonians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from
God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Thessalonica peace greeting from
Father and Son.)
NAS 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace
Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you
all! (Thessalonica peace closing from the Lord.)
NAS 1 Timothy 1:2 to Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace
from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (Timothy peace greeting from Father
and Son.)
NAS 2 Timothy 1:2 to Timothy, my beloved son:
Grace, mercy and peace from God the
Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (Timothy peace greeting from Father and Son.)
NAS 2 Timothy 2:22 Now flee from youthful
lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
(Pursue peace.)
NAS Titus 1:4 to Titus, my true child in a
common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
(Titus peace greeting from Father and Son.)
NAS Philemon 1:3 Grace to you and peace from
God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philemon peace greeting from Father
and Son.)
NAS Hebrews 7:2 to whom also Abraham
apportioned a tenth part of all the
spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem,
which is king of peace. (“king of Salem, which is king of peace”)
NAS Hebrews 11:31 By faith Rahab the harlot
did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed
the spies in peace. (Rahab: “welcomed the spies in peace”)
NAS Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all men,
and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. (“Pursue peace
with all men”)
NAS Hebrews 13:20 Now the God of peace, who
brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of
the eternal covenant, even Jesus our
Lord, (“the God of peace”)
NAS James 2:16 and one of you says to them,
"Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them
what is necessary for their body,
what use is that? (“Go in peace” versus bodily help)
NAS James 3:18 And the seed whose fruit is
righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. (All)
NAS 1 Peter 1:2 according to the
foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, that
you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace
be yours in fullest measure. (Peter: “May grace and peace be yours in fullest
measure.”)
NAS 1 Peter 3:11 "And let him turn away
from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it. (“Let him seek peace
and pursue it.”)
NAS 1 Peter 5:14 Greet one another with a
kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ. (“Peace be to you all who
are in Christ.”)
NAS 2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be
multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; (All)
NAS 2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, since
you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless
and blameless, (“be diligent to be found by Him in peace”)
NAS 2 John 1:3 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. (“peace
will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ”)
NAS 3 John 1:14 but I hope to see you
shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name. (John:
“Peace be to you.”)
NAS Jude 1:2 May mercy and peace and love
be multiplied to you. (All)
NAS Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches
that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who
is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne; (Revelation:
“peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come”)
NAS Revelation 6:4 And another, a red horse,
went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the
earth, and that men should slay one
another; and a great sword was given to him. (Revelation red horse: “take peace
from the earth”)