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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

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...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

This chapter is a continuation of Christ's discourse with his disciples after supper. When he had convicted and discarded Judas, he set himself to comfort the rest, who were full of sorrow upon what he had said of leaving them, and a great many good words and comfortable words he here speaks to them. The discourse in interlocutory; as Peter in the foregoing chapter, so Thomas, and Philip, and...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Peace I leave with you, — “I told you not to let your heart be troubled; now I go further, and I leave you this precious legacy of peace: ‘ Peace I leave with you,’ “ — Joh_14:27. My peace I give unto you: — “My own deep peace, which even my sufferings and death cannot disturb:” —

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Not as the world giveth, give 1 unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Oh, what numbers of things...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice,- “ I know that you do love me; but if you really acted as if you loved me, you would rejoice,” —

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Peace I leave with you, “That is my legacy to you.” Joh_14:27. My peace I give unto you: — My own deep calm of spirit, which is not ruffled or broken though the contradiction of sinners continually annoys me: “My peace I give unto you.” Christ puts his hand into his heart, and takes out of that priceless casket the choicest jewel it contains, — his own peace, and he says, “Wear that on your...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. Christ as man had condescended to become less than the Father; he had taken upon himself the form of a servant, but now he was going back to take his own natural...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 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...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, — When men in the East met one another, they usually gave the salutation, “Peace be unto you,” “Peace be to this house;”...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

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. “I do not say, ‘Peace, Peace,’ where there is no peace. It is not a mere formal salutation, but there is a real, true peace communicated to you when I thus speak.”

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: Have you got it, brothers and sisters? Are you at peace at this moment? “I am very much troubled,” says one. Well, you are to have tribulation here; but you are to have peace with it. In the world ye shall have tribulation, but in Christ you shall have peace. If you have got the bitter herbs, do not be satisfied with bitter herbs, ask for the...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

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. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. Christ had himself less than the Father in his state of humiliation, and...