Peace

Both toward God and men, you Christians may be peaceable and quiet: not contentious, nor hating one another, but one bearing another's burden through long-suffering or perseverance: without which peace cannot continue, and therefore Paul puts it next after peace.

You Christians may be peaceable and quiet toward both God and other people — not contentious, not hostile toward one another, but bearing one another's burdens through patience and perseverance, without which peace cannot last. For this reason Paul places patience immediately after peace.

Both toward God and men, you Christians may be peaceable and quiet: not contentious, nor hating one another, but one bearing another's burden through long-suffering or perseverance: without which peace cannot continue, and therefore Paul puts it next after peace.

You Christians may be peaceable and quiet toward both God and other people — not contentious, not hostile toward one another, but bearing one another's burdens through patience and perseverance, without which peace cannot last. For this reason Paul places patience immediately after peace.

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