Genesis 37:4

37:4 When Joseph’s ¹  brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, ²  they hated Joseph ³  and were not able to speak to him kindly. ⁴ 

Genesis 45:24

45:24 Then he sent his brothers on their way and they left. He said to them, “As you travel don’t be overcome with fear.” ⁵ 

Mark 9:50

9:50 Salt ⁶  is good, but if it loses its saltiness, ⁷  how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”

Romans 12:18

12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people. ⁸ 

Romans 14:19

14:19 So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

Romans 14:1

Exhortation to Mutual Forbearance

14:1 Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions. ⁹ 

Romans 5:13

5:13 for before the law was given, ¹⁰  sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin ¹¹  when there is no law.

Romans 5:2

5:2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice ¹²  in the hope of God’s glory.

Romans 2:22

2:22 You who tell others not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor ¹³  idols, do you rob temples?

Hebrews 12:14

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ¹⁴  for without it no one will see the Lord.

James 3:17-18

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, ¹⁵  full of mercy and good fruit, ¹⁶  impartial, and not hypocritical. ¹⁷  3:18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness ¹⁸  is planted ¹⁹  in peace among ²⁰  those who make peace.

James 3:1

The Power of the Tongue

3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ²¹  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ²² 

James 3:11

3:11 A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it?

[37:4]  ¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:4]  ² tn Heb “of his brothers.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun “them.”

[37:4]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “speak to him for peace.”

[45:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “do not be stirred up in the way.” The verb means “stir up.” Some understand the Hebrew verb רָגָז (ragaz, “to stir up”) as a reference to quarreling (see Prov 29:9, where it has this connotation), but in Exod 15:14 and other passages it means “to fear.” This might refer to a fear of robbers, but more likely it is an assuring word that they need not be fearful about returning to Egypt. They might have thought that once Jacob was in Egypt, Joseph would take his revenge on them.

[9:50]  ⁶ sn Salt was used as seasoning or fertilizer (BDAG 41 s.v. ἅλας a), or as a preservative. If salt ceased to be useful, it was thrown away. With this illustration Jesus warned about a disciple who ceased to follow him.

[9:50]  ⁷ sn The difficulty of this saying is understanding how salt could lose its saltiness since its chemical properties cannot change. It is thus often assumed that Jesus was referring to chemically impure salt, perhaps a natural salt which, when exposed to the elements, had all the genuine salt leached out, leaving only the sediment or impurities behind. Others have suggested the background of the saying is the use of salt blocks by Arab bakers to line the floor of their ovens: Under the intense heat these blocks would eventually crystallize and undergo a change in chemical composition, finally being thrown out as unserviceable. A saying in the Talmud (b. Bekhorot 8b) attributed to R. Joshua ben Chananja (ca. a.d. 90), when asked the question “When salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again?” is said to have replied, “By salting it with the afterbirth of a mule.” He was then asked, “Then does the mule (being sterile) bear young?” to which he replied: “Can salt lose its flavor?” The point appears to be both are impossible. The saying, while admittedly late, suggests that culturally the loss of flavor by salt was regarded as an impossibility. Genuine salt can never lose its flavor. In this case the saying by Jesus here may be similar to Matt 19:24, where it is likewise impossible for the camel to go through the eye of a sewing needle.

[12:18]  ⁸ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic and refers to both men and women.

[14:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “over opinions.” The qualifier “differing” has been supplied to clarify the meaning.

[5:13]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “for before the law.”

[5:13]  ¹¹ tn Or “sin is not reckoned.”

[5:2]  ¹² tn Or “exult, boast.”

[2:22]  ¹³ tn Or “detest.”

[12:14]  ¹⁴ sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).

[3:17]  ¹⁵ tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

[3:17]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

[3:17]  ¹⁷ tn Or “sincere.”

[3:18]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “the fruit of righteousness,” meaning righteous living as a fruit, as the thing produced.

[3:18]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “is sown.”

[3:18]  ²⁰ tn Or “for,” or possibly “by.”

[3:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[3:1]  ²² tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.”