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165 Those who love your instructions have great peace
    and do not stumble.

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Trusting in the Lord

My child,[a] never forget the things I have taught you.
    Store my commands in your heart.
If you do this, you will live many years,
    and your life will be satisfying.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:1 Hebrew My son; also in 3:11, 21.

17 And this righteousness will bring peace.
    Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever.

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27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

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You will keep in perfect peace
    all who trust in you,
    all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

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Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

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22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

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17 She will guide you down delightful paths;
    all her ways are satisfying.

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10 Anyone who loves a fellow believer[a] is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:10 Greek loves his brother.

23 They keep you safe on your way,
    and your feet will not stumble.

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As the Scriptures say,

“I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem,[a]
    chosen for great honor,
and anyone who trusts in him
    will never be disgraced.”[b]

Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him.[c] But for those who reject him,

“The stone that the builders rejected
    has now become the cornerstone.”[d]

And,

“He is the stone that makes people stumble,
    the rock that makes them fall.”[e]

They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:6a Greek in Zion.
  2. 2:6b Isa 28:16 (Greek version).
  3. 2:7a Or Yes, for you who believe, there is honor.
  4. 2:7b Ps 118:22.
  5. 2:8 Isa 8:14.

21 There is no peace for the wicked,”
    says my God.

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15 It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. 16 May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:16 Greek this principle, and upon the Israel of God.

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