John 14:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰρήνην ἀφίημι ὑμῖν, εἰρήνην τὴν ἐμὴν δίδωμι ὑμῖν: οὐ καθὼς ὁ κόσμος δίδωσιν, ἐγὼ δίδωμι ὑμῖν. Μὴ ταρασσέσθω ὑμῶν ἡ καρδία, μηδὲ δειλιάτω.

Transliteration

Eirēnēn aphiēmi hymin, eirēnēn tēn emēn didōmi hymin: not as the kosmos didōsin, egō didōmi hymin. Mē tarassesthō hymōn hē kardia, neither deiliatō.

Grammar Details

• *Eirēnēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - peace
• *aphiēmi*: present indicative active, 1st person singular - I leave
• *hymin*: dative, 2nd person plural pronoun - to you
• *emēn*: accusative, feminine, singular possessive adjective - my
• *didōmi*: present indicative active, 1st person singular - I give
• *kosmos*: nominative, masculine, singular - world
• *didōsin*: present indicative active, 3rd person singular - gives
• *egō*: nominative, 1st person singular pronoun, emphatic - I
• *Mē tarassesthō*: negative imperative, 3rd person singular, present passive - let not be troubled
• *hymōn*: genitive, 2nd person plural pronoun - of you/your
• *hē kardia*: nominative, feminine, singular - the heart
• *deiliatō*: imperative, 3rd person singular, present active - let it be afraid

Word Meanings

• *Eirēnēn*: peace/harmony/tranquility/security
• *aphiēmi*: leave/bequeath/grant
• *kosmos*: world/ordered system/universe/human society
• *tarassesthō*: be troubled/be disturbed/be agitated
• *kardia*: heart/inner self/mind/will
• *deiliatō*: be afraid/be fearful/be cowardly

Referenced Verses

• Phil 4:7 : 7 And the peace of God, which is deeper than all knowledge, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
• John 16:33 : 33 I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
• Col 3:15 : 15 And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.
• 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
• 2 Thess 3:16 : 16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with you all.
• Isa 9:6 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
• Jer 1:8 : 8 Have no fear because of them: for I am with you, to keep you safe, says the Lord.
• John 20:21 : 21 And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
• Rom 5:1 : 1 For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Rom 5:10 : 10 For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;
• Rom 8:6 : 6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:
• John 20:19 : 19 At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you!
• Luke 2:14 : 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.
• Num 6:26 : 26 May the Lord's approval be resting on you and may he give you peace.
• Ps 29:11 : 11 The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace.
• Ps 56:11 : 11 In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.
• Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
• Ps 91:5 : 5 You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,
• Ps 112:7 : 7 He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.
• Luke 1:79 : 79 To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.
• Isa 57:19 : 19 I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well.
• Isa 54:13 : 13 And all your builders will be made wise by the Lord; and great will be the peace of your children.
• Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 1:3 : 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--
• Gal 1:3 : 3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
• Col 1:20 : 20 Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.
• Rev 1:4 : 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
• Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who made that great keeper of his flock, even our Lord Jesus, come back from the dead through the blood of the eternal agreement,
• Acts 18:9 : 9 And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:
• Rom 1:7 : 7 To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Gal 6:16 : 16 And on all who are guided by this rule be peace and mercy, and on the Israel of God.
• 2 Cor 5:18-21 : 18 But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace; 19 That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace. 20 So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God. 21 For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
• John 20:26 : 26 And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you!
• Isa 54:7-9 : 7 For a short time I gave you up; but with great mercies I will take you back again. 8 In overflowing wrath my face was veiled from you for a minute, but I will have pity on you for ever, says the Lord who takes up your cause. 9 For this is like the days of Noah to me: for as I took an oath that the waters of Noah would never again go over the earth, so have I taken an oath that I will not again be angry with you, or say bitter words to you. 10 For the mountains may be taken away, and the hills be moved out of their places, but my love will not be taken from you, or my agreement of peace broken, says the Lord, who has had mercy on you.
• Matt 10:26 : 26 Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.
• John 14:1 : 1 Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me.
• Prov 3:25 : 25 Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:
• Isa 12:2 : 2 See, God is my salvation; I will have faith in the Lord, without fear: for the Lord Jah is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.
• Ps 56:3 : 3 In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.
• Ps 27:1 : 1 <Of David.> The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?
• Isa 32:15-17 : 15 Till the spirit comes on us from on high, and the waste land becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is changed into a wood. 16 Then in the waste land there will be an upright rule, and righteousness will have its place in the fertile field. 17 And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.
• Isa 55:12 : 12 For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.
• Ezek 2:6 : 6 And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.
• Dan 4:1 : 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.
• Dan 6:25 : 25 And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.
• Eph 2:14-17 : 14 For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down, 15 Having in his flesh put an end to that which made the division between us, even the law with its rules and orders, so that he might make in himself, of the two, one new man, so making peace; 16 And that the two might come into agreement with God in one body through the cross, so putting an end to that division. 17 And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;
• Col 1:2 : 2 To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,
• Heb 7:2 : 2 And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;
• 2 Thess 1:2 : 2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Zech 6:13 : 13 And he will be the builder of the Temple of the Lord; and the glory will be his, and he will take his place as ruler on the seat of power; and Joshua will be a priest at his right hand, and between them there will be a design of peace.
• Ps 72:7 : 7 In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.
• Luke 10:5 : 5 And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house.
• Luke 12:4 : 4 And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.
• Isa 41:14 : 14 Have no fear, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will be your helper, says the Lord, even he who takes up your cause, the Holy One of Israel.
• Ps 28:3 : 3 Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.
• Job 34:29 : 29 ...
• Ps 11:1 : 1 <For the chief music-maker. Of David.> In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?
• Ps 72:2 : 2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.
• Lam 3:17 : 17 My soul is sent far away from peace, I have no more memory of good.