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JOHN 14:27 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
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“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 to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not be afraid — Jesus bequeaths his peace (eirēnē), not as the world understands it (as absence of conflict) but as the fruit of reconciliation with God, of being rightly related to the divine. The peace Jesus gives transcends circumstance; even in persecution and death, this peace persists. The repetition of the command not to be troubled echoes the opening of the discourse; peace is not passive but a kind of active trust that persists through terror.

Church Fathers on John 14:27

but you shall see Me: Judas, not the traitor named Iscariot, but he whose Epistle is read among the Canonical Scriptures, asks His meaning: Judas said to Him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that you will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world? Our Lord in reply explains why He manifests Himself to His own, and not to aliens, viz. because the one love Him, the other do not. Jesus answered and said to him, If a man love Me, he will keep My words.

Augustine · 4th century · Our Lord having said, A little while, and the world sees Me no more

If you would prove your love, show your works. The love of God is never idle; whenever it is, it does great things: if it do not work, it is not.

Gregory the Great · 6th century

How is it, that you will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world? meaning, Alas, as you art to die, you will appear to us but as one dead. To correct this mistake, He says, I and My Father will come to him, i.e. I shall manifest Myself, even as My Father manifests Himself. And will make our abode with Him; which is not like a dream. It follows, And the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s which sent Me; i.e. He that hears not My words, inasmuch as he loves…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Or thus Judas thought that he should, see Him, as we see the dead in sleep
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