Isa 9:6-7, Zec 6:13, Mat 5:9, Heb 12:14, 1Pe 3:8-13 | 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.

Zechariah 6:13

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

Matthew 5:9

9 “Blessed are ^sthe peacemakers, for ^tthey shall be called ^usons ^{▼▼Greek huioi; see Preface} of God.

Hebrews 12:14

14 ^wStrive for peace with everyone, and for the ^xholiness ^ywithout which no one will see the Lord.

1 Peter 3:8-13

Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake

8 Finally, all of you, ^zhave unity of mind, sympathy, ^aabrotherly love, ^aba tender heart, and ^aca humble mind. 9 ^adDo not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, ^aebless, for ^afto this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 10 For

^ag“Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
11 let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Now ^ahwho is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?