⁶ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again.

¹³ But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.

¹⁵ For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;

¹⁶ To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?

¹⁶ Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with you all.

¹⁷ So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.

⁶ For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.

² In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;

³ Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.

⁶ Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.

¹⁴ Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge: