23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, (A)and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and (B)the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.

The Gift of His Peace

25 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But (C)the [a]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will (D)send in My name, (E)He will teach you all things, and bring to your (F)remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 (G)Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 You have heard Me (H)say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because [b]I said, (I)‘I am going to the Father,’ for (J)My Father is greater than I.

29 “And (K)now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, (L)for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has (M)nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and (N)as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

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Footnotes

  1. John 14:26 Comforter, Gr. Parakletos
  2. John 14:28 NU omits I said

23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.(A) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(B) 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.(C)

25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate,(D) the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,(E) will teach you all things(F) and will remind you of everything I have said to you.(G) 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.(H) I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled(I) and do not be afraid.

28 “You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’(J) If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father,(K) for the Father is greater than I.(L) 29 I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe.(M) 30 I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world(N) is coming. He has no hold over me, 31 but he comes so that the world may learn that I love the Father and do exactly what my Father has commanded me.(O)

“Come now; let us leave.

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