for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
Parallel translations
- KJV For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
- BSB For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
- ESV For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
- NKJV For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
- NASB for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
- NLT For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God’s holy people.
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- Jas 3:17–18But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- 1 Cor 14:40Let all things be done decently and in order.
- 2 Th 3:16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
- Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
- 1 Cor 11:16But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.
- Heb 13:20Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,
- Rom 15:33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
- 1 Cor 7:17Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
- 1 Cor 7:15Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”
- 1 Cor 4:17Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
- Acts 9:13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.
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