John 14:27

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU. If the two preceding verses sounded like a note of preparation for departure what would they take this to be but a farewell? But O how different from ordinary adieus! It is a parting word, but of richest import. It is the peace of a parting friend, sublimed in the sense of it, and made efficacious for all time by those Lips that "speak and it is done." As the Prince of peace () He brought it into flesh in His own Person; carried it up and down as His Own - "My peace," as He here calls it; died to make it ours, through the blood of His cross; left it as the heritage of His disciples here below; and from the right hand of the Majesty on high implants and maintain...

27._Peace I leave with you. _By the word_peace _he means prosperity, which men are wont to wish for each other when they meet or part; for such is the import of the word _peace _in the Hebrew language. He therefore alludes to the ordinary custom of his nation; as if he had said, _I give you my Farewell _But he immediately adds, that this _peace _is of far greater value than that which is usually to be found among men, who generally have the word _peace _but coldly in their mouth, by way of ceremony, or, if they sincerely wish _peace _for any one, yet cannot actually bestow it. But Christ reminds them that _his peace _does not consist in an empty and unavailing wish, but is accompanied by the effect. In short, he says that he goes away from them in body, but that _his peace _remains with the disciples; that is, that they will be always happy through his blessing. Let not your heart be tro...

25-27 Would we know these things for our good, we must pray for, and depend on the teaching of the Holy Ghost; thus the words of Jesus will be brought to our remembrance, and many difficulties be cleared up which are not plain to others. To all the saints, the Spirit of grace is given to be a remembrancer, and to him, by faith and prayer, we should commit the keeping of what we hear and know. Peace is put for all good, and Christ has left us all that is really and truly good, all the promised good; peace of mind from our justification before God. This Christ calls his peace, for he is himself our Peace. The peace of God widely differs from that of Pharisees or hypocrites, as is shown by its humbling and holy effects....

Verse 27. _PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU_] The Jewish form of _salutation_ and _benediction_. A wish of peace among them is thus to be understood: _May you prosper in body and soul, and enjoy every_ _earthly and heavenly good_! For the meaning of this word, see Matthew 5:9. _MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU_] Such tranquillity of soul, such uninterrupted happiness of mind, such everlasting friendship with God as I enjoy, may _ye_ all enjoy! And such blessedness I _bequeath_ unto you: it is my _last_, my _best_, my _dying_ legacy. _NOT AS THE WORLD GIVETH_] Not as the Jews, in empty wishes: not as the people of the world, in empty compliments. Their salutations and benedictions are generally matters of custom and polite ceremony, given without _desire_ or _design_; but I _mean what_ I s

PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU - This was a common form of benediction among the Jews. See the notes at Matthew 10:13. It is the invocation of the blessings of peace and happiness. In this place it was, however, much more than a mere form or an empty wish. It came from Him who had power to make peace and to confer it on all, Ephesians 2:15. It refers here particularly to the consolations which he gave to his disciples in view of his approaching death. He had exhorted them not to be troubled John 14:1, and he had stated reasons why they should not be. He explained to them why he was about to leave them; he promised them that he would return; he assured them that the Holy Spirit would come to comfort, tea

EXPOSITION JOHN 14:1 It is not necessary to follow Codex D and some of the versions, and here introduce into the text καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ._ _It is enough that the awful warning to Peter, which followed the announcement of the treachery of Judas and his departure, the solemnity of the Lord, and the clear announcement of his approaching death, had fallen like a thunderbolt into their company. Judas held the bag, and was their treasurer, their ἐπίσκοπος_ _(see Hatch's 'Bampt. Lect.'), and a referee on all practical subjects and details. He had turned against the Lord; and now their spokesman, their rock of strength, their most prominent and their boldest brother, the senior of the group, and with one exception the disciple most beloved and trusted by the Master, was actually warned against the most deadly sin—nay, more, a course o

PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU,.... Christ being about to die and leave his disciples, makes his last will and testament, and as the best legacy he could leave them, bequeaths peace unto them; MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU: he left the Gospel of peace with them, to be preached by them to all the world; which is a declaration and publication of peace made by his blood; is a means of reconciling the minds of men to God and Christ, to the truths, ordinances, and people of Christ; of relieving and giving peace to distressed minds; and which shows the way to eternal peace: and as Christ had kept his disciples in peace one with another, so he left them in peace; and left orders with them to maintain it one among another: but what seems chiefly designed here, is peace with God, which Christ is the sole author of; he was appointed in the council and covenant of peace to effect it; he became incarnate with t...

I suppose that many of you know this chapter by heart. I notice that, in all old Christians' Bibles, this leaf is well worn, sometimes worn out. We have here our Lord's homely talk to his disciples; it is full of sublimity, yet it is blessedly simple. There is a sort of unveiling of himself in this chapter. It is not so much like a public discourse as a private conversation and this tends to make the Saviour's speech appear the more condescending, and yet also the more sublime. John 14:1. _Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me._ There is no cure for heart-trouble but heart-trust. «Ye believe in God,» you do trust in Divine Providence, now trust in the Saviour's great atonement. You have come close to God already, come closer still to the Incarnate God, the Lord Jesus Christ; hear him say to you, «Ye believe in God, believe also in me.» Your fa

PEACE (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 10:34). _ WORLD Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (John 15:18); (John 15:19); (John 7:7). (_ See Scofield) - (Revelation 13:8). _...

CHAPTER 14 1. Let not Your Heart be Troubled! (John 14:1 .) 2. I Am in the Father and the Father in Me. (John 14:8 .) 3. The Other Comforter Promised. (John 14:15 .) 4. I Go unto the Father. (John 14:28 .) There is no break between these two Chapter s. The Lord continues His discourse to the eleven disciples. “Let not your heart be troubled!” What precious words of comfort! How many hearts have been soothed by them and how many tears they have dried! And after His loving words He said again: “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” ...