The ancient Greek word for "peace" (εἰρήνη or eirēnē) and related words are used 100 times in 92 different verses of the New Testament, especially in the writings of Luke and Paul.
Many of these uses occur in common greetings between people, while other uses speak more substantially of peace as a virture and the importance of making or maintaining peace.
Words for peace are also used 368 times in the Septuagint (LXX, the Greek translation/expansion of the Hebrew Bible), usually in translating the Hebrew word shalom.
The English word "irenic" ("peaceful; amiable") and the name "Irene" are also derived from this ancient Greek root.
EIRĒNĒ (noun: "peace"; 92x in 85 verses of the NT)
eirēnein (verb: "to have peace, to be at peace"; 4x)
eirēnikos (adj: "peaceful"; 2x)
eirēnopoiein (verb: "to make peace"; 1x)
eirēnopoios (adj: "peace-making"; 1x)
New Testament Texts on Peace (NAB):
Matt 5:9 – "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
Matt 10:13 – "If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you."
Matt 10:34 – "Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword."
[Note: This verse (and its parallel in Luke 12:51) does not necessarily mean that Jesus' intention was contrary to peace, but rather that divisions between people caused by their various reactions to his teachings were inevitable, given the human condition.]
Mark 5:34 – He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction."
Mark 9:50 – "Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid, with what will you restore its flavor? Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another."
Luke 1:78b-79 – ",,,the daybreak from on high will visit us / to shine on those who sit in darkness and death's shadow, to guide our feet into the path of peace."
Luke 2:14 – "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
Luke 2:29 – "Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word,"
Luke 7:50 – But he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
Luke 8:48 – He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace."
Luke 10:5-6 – "Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this household.' / If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you."
Luke 11:21 – "When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe." (lit. “in peace”)
Luke 12:51 – "Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." [see the note after Matt 10:34]
Luke 14:32 – "But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms."
Luke 19:38 – They proclaimed: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest."
Luke 19:42 – saying, "If this day you only knew what makes for peace-- but now it is hidden from your eyes."
Luke 24:36 – While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you."
John 14:27 – "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid."
John 16:33 – "I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world."
John 20:19 – On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you."
John 20:21 – [Jesus] said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
John 20:26 – Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you."
Acts 7:26 – "The next day he appeared to them as they were fighting and tried to reconcile them peacefully, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why are you harming one another?'"
Acts 9:31 – The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the holy Spirit it grew in numbers.
Acts 10:36 – "You know the word that he sent to the Israelites as he proclaimed peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all,"
Acts 12:20b – After winning over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they sued for peace because their country was supplied with food from the king's territory.
Acts 15:33 – After they had spent some time there, they were sent off with greetings of peace from the brothers to those who had commissioned them.
Acts 16:36 – The jailer reported these words to Paul, "The magistrates have sent orders that you be released. Now, then, come out and go in peace."
Acts 24:2 – When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Since we have attained much peace through you, and reforms have been accomplished in this nation through your provident care,"
Rom 1:7 – ...to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Rom 2:10 – But there will be glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, Jew first and then Greek.
Rom 3:17 – and the way of peace they know not.
Rom 5:1 – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Rom 8:6 – The concern of the flesh is death, but the concern of the spirit is life and peace.
Rom 12:18 – If possible, on your part, live at peace with all.
Rom 14:17 – For the kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;
Rom 14:19 – Let us then pursue what leads to peace and to building up one another.
Rom 15:13 – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the holy Spirit.
Rom 15:33 – The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
Rom 16:20 – then the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
1 Cor 1:3 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 7:15 – If the unbeliever separates, however, let him separate. The brother or sister is not bound in such cases; God has called you to peace.
1 Cor 14:33 – since he is not the God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the holy ones,
1 Cor 16:11 – Therefore no one should disdain him. Rather, send him on his way in peace that he may come to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.
2 Cor 1:2 – grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 13:11 – Finally, brothers, rejoice. Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Gal 1:3 – grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Gal 5:22 – In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
Gal 6:16 – Peace and mercy be to all who follow this rule and to the Israel of God.
Eph 1:2 – grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 2:14-15 – For he is our peace, he who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh, / abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims, that he might create in himself one new person in place of the two, thus establishing peace,
Eph 2:17 – He came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,
Eph 4:3 – striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace:
Eph 6:15 – and your feet shod in readiness for the gospel of peace.
Eph 6:23 – Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phil 1:2 – grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phil 4:7 – Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Phil 4:9 – Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you.
Col 1:2 – to the holy ones and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae: grace to you and peace from God our Father.
Col 1:20 – and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.
Col 3:15 – And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful.
1 Thess 1:1 – Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace.
1 Thess 5:3 – When people are saying, "Peace and security," then sudden disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
1 Thess 5:13 – and to show esteem for them with special love on account of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
1 Thess 5:23 – May the God of peace himself make you perfectly holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thess 1:2 – grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thess 3:16 – May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
1 Tim 1:2 – to Timothy, my true child in faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Tim 1:2 – to Timothy, my dear child: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Tim 2:22 – So turn from youthful desires and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord with purity of heart.
Tit 1:4 – to Titus, my true child in our common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior.
Phlm 3 – Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Heb 7:2 – And Abraham apportioned to him "a tenth of everything." His name first means righteous king, and he was also "king of Salem," that is, king of peace.
Heb 11:31 – By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with the disobedient, for she had received the spies in peace.
Heb 12:11 – At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it.
Heb 12:14 – Strive for peace with everyone, and for that holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
Heb 13:20 – May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord,
Jas 2:16 – and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well," but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it?
Jas 3:17-18 – But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity. / And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace.
1 Pet 1:2 – in the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: may grace and peace be yours in abundance.
1 Pet 3:11 – must turn from evil and do good, seek peace and follow after it.
1 Pet 5:14 – Greet one another with a loving kiss. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
2 Pet 1:2 – may grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
2 Pet 3:14 – Therefore, beloved, since you await these things, be eager to be found without spot or blemish before him, at peace.
2 John 3 – Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son in truth and love.
3 John 15 – Peace be with you. The friends greet you; greet the friends there each by name.
Jude 2 – may mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance.
Rev 1:4 – John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
Rev 6:4 – Another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take peace away from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And he was given a huge sword.
