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(
*$)
, 1515) “occurs in each of the books of the NT, save 1 John and save in
Acts 7:26 [‘(at) one again’] it is translated “peace” in the
RV
. It describes (a) harmonious
relationships between men, Matt. 10:34; Rom. 14:19; (b) between nations, Luke 14:32;
Acts 12:20; Rev. 6:4; (c) friendliness, Acts 15:33; 1 Cor. 16:11; Heb. 11:31; (d) freedom
from molestation, Luke 11:21; 19:42; Acts 9:31 (
RV
, ‘peace,’
KJV
, ‘rest’); 16:36; (e)
order, in the State, Acts 24:2 (
RV
, ‘peace,’
KJV
, ‘quietness’); in the churches, 1 Cor.
14:33; (f) the harmonized relationships between God and man, accomplished through the
gospel, Acts 10:36; Eph. 2:17; (g) the sense of rest and contentment consequent thereon,
Matt. 10:13; Mark 5:34; Luke 1:79; 2:29; John 14:27; Rom. 1:7; 3:17; 8:6; in certain
passages this idea is not distinguishable from the last, Rom. 5:1.”*
“The God of peace” is a title used in Rom. 15:33; 16:20; Phil. 4:9; 1 Thess. 5:23;
Heb. 13:20; cf. 1 Cor. 14:33; 2 Cor. 13:11. The corresponding Heb. word
primarily signifies “wholeness”: see its use in Josh. 8:31, “unhewn”; Ruth 2:12, “full”;
Neh. 6:15, “finished”; Isa. 42:19, marg., “made perfect.” Hence there is a close
connection between the title in 1 Thess. 5:23 and the word
, “entire,” in that
verse. In the Sept.
is often rendered by
, “salvation, e.g., Gen. 26:31;
41:16; hence the “peace-offering” is called the “salvation offering.” Cf. Luke 7:50; 8:48.
In 2 Thess. 3:16, the title “the Lord of peace” is best understood as referring to the Lord
Jesus. In Acts 7:26, “would have set them at one” is, lit., “was reconciling them (conative
imperfect tense, expressing an earnest effort) into peace.”
B. Verbs.
1.
$
(
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"
, 1514), primarily, “to bring to peace, reconcile,” denotes in the
NT, “to keep peace or to be at peace”: in Mark 9:50,
RV
, the Lord bids the disciples “be at
peace” with one another, gently rebuking their ambitious desires; in Rom. 12:18 (
RV
, “be
at peace,”
KJV
, “live peaceably”) the limitation “if it be possible, as much as in you lieth,”
seems due to the phrase “with all men,” but is not intended to excuse any evasion of the
obligation imposed by the command; in 2 Cor. 13:11 it is rendered “live in peace,” a
general exhortation to believers; in 1 Thess. 5:13, “be at peace (among yourselves).”¶
2.
(
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!
, 1517), “to make peace” (
, and
, “to make”),
is used in Col. 1:20.¶ In the Sept., Prov. 10:10.¶
C. Adjective.
(
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, 1516), akin to A, denotes “peaceful.” It is used (a) of the fruit of
righteousness, Heb. 12:11, “peaceable” (or “peaceful”) because it is produced in
communion with God the Father, through His chastening; (b) of “the wisdom that is from
above,” Jas. 3:17.¶
Note:
In 1 Tim. 2:2,
KJV
,
$
, “quiet,” is translated “peaceable” (
RV
, “quiet”).
PEACE (hold one’s)
1.
(
1
, 4601) signifies (a), used intransitively, “to be silent” (from
,
“silence”), translated “to hold one’s peace,” in Luke 9:36; 18:39; 20:26; Acts 12:17;
15:13 (in v. 12, “kept silence”; similarly rendered in 1 Cor. 14:28, 30,
KJV
, “hold his
* From
Notes on Thessalonians
by Hogg and Vine, p. 154.