creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near,” says the Lord, “and I will heal him.
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
Take with you words and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.
And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.”
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