Isa 9:6-7, Eze 34:24-25, Mic 5:5, Zec 6:13, Luk 1:79, 2:14, Joh 16:33 | ESV | STEP | For to us a child is born , to us a son is given ; and the government shall be upon his shoulder , and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor , Mighty God , Everlasting Father , Prince of Peace .

6 ^aFor to us a child is born,
to us ^ba son is given;
^cand the government shall be ^dupon ^{▼▼Or is upon} his shoulder,
and his name shall be called ^{▼▼Or is called}
Wonderful ^gCounselor, ^hMighty God,
ⁱEverlasting ^jFather, Prince of ^kPeace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^lthere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^mwith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
ⁿThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Ezekiel 34:24-25

24 And ^oI, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. ^pI am the Lord; I have spoken.

The Lord’s Covenant of Peace

25 ^q“I will make with them a covenant of peace and ^rbanish wild beasts from the land, ^sso that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

Micah 5:5

5 And he shall be ^ttheir peace.
^uWhen the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven ^vshepherds
and eight princes of men;

Zechariah 6:13

13 ^wIt is he who shall build the temple of the Lord ^xand shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a ^ypriest on his throne, ^zand the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’

Luke 1:79

79 to ^aagive light to ^abthose who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into ^acthe way of ^adpeace.”

Luke 2:14

14 ^ae“Glory to God ^afin the highest,
^agand on earth ^ahpeace ^aiamong those with whom he is pleased!” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts peace, good will among men}

John 16:33

33 I have said these things to you, that ^akin me you may have peace. ^alIn the world you will have ^amtribulation. But ^antake heart; ^aoI have overcome the world.”