Was "peace be with you" a common greeting in the Early Church?
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In the Old and the New Testament "peace be with you" was a common greeting among Jesus Christ and the prophets (Genesis 43:23, Judges 19:20, Luke 24:36, John 20:19) but was "peace be with you" a common greeting among the Early Church Fathers?
**Genesis 43:23**:
> And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your
> father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And
> he brought Simeon out unto them
**Judges 19:20**:
> And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants
> lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
**Luke 24:36**:
> And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and
> saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
**John 20:19**:
> Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when
> the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the
> Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be
> unto you.
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