Browse 14 quotations connecting Paul the Apostle with Peace, with meanings, source notes and related themes.
Sources represented here include King James Bible — Philippians 4:7, King James Bible — 1 Corinthians 13:4, King James Bible — 1 Corinthians 16:13.
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind.”
Love is defined partly through patience and kindness, shifting the idea from emotion alone toward repeated behavior under strain.
1 Corinthians 13:4 in the King James Version; this is the opening clause of the verse.
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”
The sequence emphasizes alertness, steadiness, and strength, presenting courage as sustained conduct rather than one dramatic moment.
1 Corinthians 16:13 in the King James Version.
“Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble.”
Received comfort becomes a responsibility toward others, turning personal experience of difficulty into practical empathy and support.
2 Corinthians 1:4 in the King James Version; the clause is excerpted before the verse repeats the source of comfort.
“To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also.”
Paul makes forgiveness reciprocal and communal, showing that restoration can require people to align their response rather than preserve separate grievances.
2 Corinthians 2:10, King James Version; Paul continues instructions about forgiving and receiving a person who had caused sorrow.
“Ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him.”
Forgiveness here includes restoration: after discipline has done its work, the community is told not to leave the person crushed by sorrow.
2 Corinthians 2:7 in the King James Version; excerpt from Paul’s instruction about receiving and comforting a repentant member.
“Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:”
Forgiveness is announced as the central offer of the message, framing pardon as something proclaimed and received rather than concealed behind moral achievement.
Acts 13:38, King James Version; Paul’s speech at Antioch presents forgiveness as part of the message he is declaring to his listeners.
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another.”
The instruction places forgiveness beside forbearance: relationships often require both pardon after wrong and patience with ordinary human friction.
Colossians 3:13 in the King James Version; excerpt from the verse.
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”
Forgiveness is presented as an expression of grace rather than an achievement earned by the person receiving it, placing pardon inside a larger account of redemption.
Ephesians 1:7, King James Version; the verse links redemption and forgiveness with grace in the opening blessing of the letter.
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.”
The verse acknowledges anger while placing boundaries on what is done with it and how long it is allowed to govern a relationship.
Ephesians 4:26 in the King James Version.
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another.”
Forgiveness is placed beside kindness and tenderheartedness, suggesting that pardon is not only the cancellation of a grievance but part of an ongoing way of treating people.
Ephesians 4:32 in the King James Version; excerpt from the verse before its comparison with divine forgiveness.
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
The instruction moves humility into relationships by asking people to resist rivalry and deliberately give weight to the interests and dignity of others.
Philippians 2:3 in the King James Version.
“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds.”
Peace is described as guarding both thought and feeling even when circumstances are not fully explained or controlled.
Philippians 4:7 in the King James Version; excerpt before the concluding phrase.
“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
The verse describes peace as something capable of guarding both feeling and thought even when it cannot be fully reduced to a rational explanation.
Philippians 4:7 in the King James Version.
“Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath.”
The instruction interrupts retaliation by asking people not to make personal revenge their response to injury, creating room for restraint and release.
Romans 12:19, King James Version; Paul tells readers not to avenge themselves within a larger sequence about responding to enemies and evil.
