Peace Verses
The peace that surpasses all understanding — finding God's calm in life's storms.
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left {us} of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
For he spake in a certain place of the seventh {day} on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
And in this {place} again, If they shall enter into my rest.
For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. {Jesus: that is, Joshua}
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. {rest: or, keeping of a sabbath}
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God {did} from his.
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. {unbelief: or, disobedience}
To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. {that...: or, that were disobedient}
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.