A Clean Start
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Mark 7: 14-23
Mark 7: 14-23
I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land.
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints;
but let them not turn back to folly.
You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.
And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments!
Then your peace would have been like a river,
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;
There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
They have healed the wound of my people lightly,
saying, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and he shall speak peace to the nations;
his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.
As in all the churches of the saints,
For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.