peace (Aramaic shalom)
peace (Aramaic shalom). Peace, prosperity, wholeness; royal epistolary greeting: 'Peace be multiplied unto you' (Ezra 4:17, Daniel 4:1, 6:25).
to rejoice, be glad, hail, to give greeting
to rejoice, be glad, hail, to give greeting. Primary meaning: to rejoice, be glad, hail, to give greeting, greeting. Strong's: to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well. Lexical nuances: to rejoice, be glad : Mk 14:11 , Lk 15:5 , 32 19:6 , 37 22:5 23:8 , Jo 4:36 8:56 20:20 , Ac 5:41 8:39 11:23 13:48 , II Co 6:10 7:7 13:9 , Phl 2:17 , 28 , Col 2:5 , I Th 5:16 , I Pe 4:13 , III Jo 3 ; χ. καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι , Mt 5:12 ; κ. σκιρτᾶν , Lk 6:23 ; opp. to κλαίειν , Ro 12:15 , I Co 7:30 ; to κλαίειν κ. θρηνεῖν Jo 16:20 ; to λύπην ἔχειν , ib. 22 ; c. cogn. acc, χ. χαρὰν μεγάλην , Mt 2:10 ; χ...
New Testament • 5 Chapters
James (New Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: James ( Jacob ), Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Isaac . Key places: Rahab . Opens with: "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting...."
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 15 Chapters
The Second Book of the Maccabees ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 15 chapters). Key figures: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Judas , Jonathan , Moses . Key places: Jerusalem , Egypt , Persia , Cyrene , Asia , Phoenicia . Opens with: "THE brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem and they that are in the country of Judaea, send greeting to the brethren, the Jews that are th..."
James • Chapter 1 (27 verses)
James , a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ , to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. Mentions: James ( Jacob ), Yeshua the Messiah.
The Second Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 1 (36 verses)
THE brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem and they that are in the country of Judaea, send greeting to the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt , and wish them good peace: and may God do good to you, and remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob , his faith... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Judas , Jonathan , Jerusalem , Egypt , Persia .
Romans • Chapter 16 (27 verses)
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. Greet Pr... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , Asia .
Matthew • Chapter 23 (39 verses)
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses ' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abel , Jerusalem .
1 Esdras • Chapter 6 (34 verses)
Now in the second year of the reign of Darius, Aggaeus and Zacharius the son of Addo, the prophets, prophesied to the Jews in Jewry and Jerusalem ; in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel , prophesied they to them. Then stood up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the so... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Syria , Phoenicia , Babylon , Babylonia .
1 Esdras • Chapter 8 (96 verses)
And after these things, when Artaxerxes the king of the Persians reigned, came Ezdras the son of Azaraias, the son of Zechrias, the son of Helkias, the son of Salem , the son of Sadduk, the son of Ahitob, the son of Amarias, the son of Ozias, the son of Memeroth, the son of Zarai... Mentions: Eleazar , Aaron , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Ithamar , Salem , Babylon , Jerusalem , Babylonia , Syria .
The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 12 (53 verses)
And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose men, and sent them to Rome , to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them. And to the Spartans, and to other places, he sent letters after the same manner. And they went to Rome , and entered into the senate hou... Mentions: Jonathan , Judah , Abram/Abraham , Simon , Jacob/Israel , Rome, Jerusalem , Hamath , Damascus , Joppa .
The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 15 (41 verses)
And Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon the priest and governor of the Jews, and to all the nation; and the contents thereof were after this manner: King Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor, and to the nation of the J... Mentions: Simon, Jerusalem , Dor , Rome , Samos , Pamphylia .
The Third Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 1 (29 verses)
Now Philopater, on learning from those who came back that Antiochus had made himself master of the places which belonged to himself, sent orders to all his footmen and horsemen, took with him his sister Arsinoe, and marched out as far as the parts of Raphia, where Antiochus and h... Mentions: Jerusalem .
3 John • Chapter 1 (14 verses)
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest...
Colossians • Chapter 4 (18 verses)
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ , f... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Laodicea , Hierapolis .
1 Peter • Chapter 5 (14 verses)
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ , and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for fil... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Babylon .
2 John • Chapter 1 (13 verses)
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
2 Corinthians • Chapter 13 (14 verses)
This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
1 Samuel • Chapter 25 (44 verses)
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah . And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran . And there was a man in Maon , whose possessions were in Carmel ; and the man was very great, and he had... Mentions: Samuel , David , Abigail , Caleb , Jesse , Ramah 1 , Paran , Maon , Carmel , Jezreel 2 .