Colossians 3:15
And let vthe peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called win one body; and be ye thankful.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Θεοῦ βραβευέτω ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι· καὶ εὐχάριστοι γίνεσθε.
Textual key: ‘God’ is changed to ‘Christ’
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Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Proverbs 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
Ephesians 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Ephesians 4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Ephesians 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Colossians 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice evermore.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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Ephesians 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
he doth not say the peace of the world, but the peace of God, or, as some copies, the peace of Christ; be sure, without the mediation of Christ we can have no peace with God; he alone hath made peace, Col 1:20, with Col 2:14; he is our peace, making it with God and amongst ourselves, to whom he hath preached it, Act 10:36 Eph 2:14-17, and whom he hath brought into the bond of it, Eph 4:3; the Lord of peace himself, who always gives it where it is enjoyed, Joh 14:27 2Th 3:16. It is then the peace of God through Christ; see Php 4:7,9; by faith in whom we have peace in our own hearts with God, Isa 32:17 Rom 5:1, and Rom 14:17, and with one another, Joh 17:21 Rom 15:6,7,13. That the members of Christ may live in this peace, 2Co 13:11, the apostle here enjoins, as we render the word, let it rule in your hearts: the Greek word (both simple here, and compound, Col 2:18) is no where else to be found in the New Testament but in this Epistle, and it may signify either to arbitrate, or to mediate: our translation and the generality of interpreters take it in the former notion, for to arbitrate, or to rule, govern, sway, or moderate by way of arbitration, as he who sat judge, or umpire, to adjudge the reward in the agonistics.
So the import of the apostle’s injunction is, let it regulate, govern, superintend, or give law to the rest of the affections of the new man; let it be mistress and governess of all your motions, to keep them in due respect, and withhold them from attempting any thing disorderly, and to oversway disinclinations to the Divine pleasure or the good order of Christian community. The Arabic version is, let it be as the centre.
Yet one learned man, conceiving the apostle doth here, as before, Col 2:18, glance upon the false apostles, (who would insinuate the mediation or intercession of angels), thinks because the word signifies also to mediate, intercede, or interpose, the apostle’s meaning may be, let the peace of God be to you instead of all conceited angelical mediators or intercessors, which would derogate from him that made peace, Col 1:20, nailing what hindered to his cross, Col 2:14; let that preponderate with you in your hearts to overbalance any thing that can be suggested to the contrary.
considering the Divine vocation, or the call of God, Rom 12:18 1Co 7:15, and the condition or unity of the body into which ye are called under Christ your Head, 1Co 10:16,12:12,13,25,26 Eph 4:4. He adds,
be ye gracious, or amiable, of an obliging temper (as some render the word, passively); or rather, as we take it, actively, be ye thankful, i.e. to God and Christ, and Christians; be mindful of the benefits ye have received, giving thanks to God always for all things, Eph 5:20, and behaving yourselves as becomes the gospel.