Peace
A curated set of verses about peace. These references are selected from the Bible text available on this site.
Verses
- 43Matthew 12:43Read in context
“When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
- 31Mark 6:31Read in context
He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
- 6Luke 10:6Read in context
If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
- 24Luke 11:24Read in context
The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’
- 49Acts 7:49Read in context
‘heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord. ‘Or what is the place of my rest?
- 20Colossians 1:20Read in context
and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
- 5Hebrews 4:5Read in context
and in this place again, “They will not enter into my rest.”
- 22Matthew 2:22Read in context
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
- 9Matthew 5:9Read in context
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
- 13Matthew 10:13Read in context
If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn’t worthy, let your peace return to you.
- 34Matthew 10:34Read in context
“Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword.
- 15Matthew 12:15Read in context
Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
- 35Mark 1:35Read in context
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
- 45Mark 1:45Read in context
But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places. People came to him from everywhere.
- 8Mark 2:8Read in context
Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
- 12Mark 4:12Read in context
that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
- 16Mark 4:16Read in context
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
- 22Luke 1:22Read in context
When he came out, he could not speak to them. They perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
- 79Luke 1:79Read in context
to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- 14Luke 2:14Read in context
“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”
- 29Luke 2:29Read in context
“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;
- 19John 4:19Read in context
The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
- 20John 4:20Read in context
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”
- 13John 5:13Read in context
But he who was healed didn’t know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a crowd being in the place.
- 10John 6:10Read in context
Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
- 15John 6:15Read in context
Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
- 23John 6:23Read in context
However, boats from Tiberias came near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
- 25Acts 1:25Read in context
to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”
- 1Acts 2:1Read in context
Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
- 13Acts 4:13Read in context
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.
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