⁹ ‘The glory^(A) of this present house^(B) will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,^(C)’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

³⁶ You know the message^(A) God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news^(B) of peace^(C) through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.^(D)

Peace and Hope

5 Therefore, since we have been justified^(A) through faith,^(B) we^[a] have peace^(C) with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,^(D)

¹⁴ For he himself is our peace,^(A) who has made the two groups one^(B) and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,

¹⁷ He came and preached peace^(A) to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.^(B)

²⁰ and through him to reconcile^(A) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,^(B) by making peace^(C) through his blood,^(D) shed on the cross.