John 14:27

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹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.›

📖 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 passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
• John 16:33 : 33 ‹These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.›
• Isa 41:10 : 10 ¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
• Col 3:15 : 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
• 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
• 2 Thess 3:16 : 16 ¶ Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all.
• Isa 9:6 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Jer 1:8 : 8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I [am] with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
• John 20:21 : 21 Then said Jesus to them again, ‹Peace› [be] ‹unto you: as› [my] ‹Father hath sent me, even so send I you.›
• Rom 5:1 : 1 ¶ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
• Rom 5:10 : 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
• Rom 8:6 : 6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
• John 20:19 : 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.›
• Luke 2:14 : 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
• Num 6:26 : 26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
• Ps 29:11 : 11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
• Ps 56:11 : 11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
• Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed [each other].
• Ps 91:5 : 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;
• Ps 112:7 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
• Luke 1:79 : 79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
• Isa 57:19 : 19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
• Isa 54:13 : 13 And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children.
• Rom 15:13 : 13 ¶ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
• 1 Cor 1:3 : 3 Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which [God] sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
• Gal 1:3 : 3 Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ,
• Col 1:20 : 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven.
• Rev 1:4 : 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
• Rev 2:10 : 10 ‹Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast› [some] ‹of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.›
• Heb 13:20 : 20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
• Acts 18:9 : 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, ‹Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:›
• Rom 1:7 : 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Gal 6:16 : 16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace [be] on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
• 2 Cor 5:18-21 : 18 And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
• John 20:26 : 26 ¶ And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, ‹Peace› [be] ‹unto you.›
• Isa 54:7-9 : 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. 9 For this [is as] the waters of Noah unto me: for [as] I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
• Matt 10:26 : 26 ‹Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.›
• John 14:1 : 1 ¶ ‹Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.›
• Prov 3:25 : 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
• Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God [is] my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH [is] my strength and [my] song; he also is become my salvation.
• Ps 56:3 : 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
• Ps 27:1 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David. The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
• Isa 32:15-17 : 15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
• Isa 55:12 : 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.
• Ezek 2:6 : 6 ¶ And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.
• Dan 4:1 : 1 ¶ Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
• Dan 6:25 : 25 ¶ Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
• Eph 2:14-17 : 14 ¶ For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us]; 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
• Col 1:2 : 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Heb 7:2 : 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
• 2 Thess 1:2 : 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Zech 6:13 : 13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
• Ps 72:7 : 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
• Luke 10:5 : 5 ‹And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace› [be] ‹to this house.›
• Luke 12:4 : 4 ‹And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.›
• Isa 41:14 : 14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Ps 28:3 : 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief [is] in their hearts.
• Job 34:29 : 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man only:
• Ps 11:1 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain?
• Ps 72:2 : 2 ¶ He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 ‹But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.›
• Lam 3:17 : 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.