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You believe in God; believe also in me. <a href="/nlt/john/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. <a href="/esv/john/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. <a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. <a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me. <a href="/kjv/john/14.htm">King James Bible</a> Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. <a href="/nkjv/john/14.htm">New King James Version</a> “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. <a href="/nasb_/john/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. <a href="/nasb/john/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. <a href="/nasb77/john/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. <a href="/lsb/john/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. <a href="/amp/john/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Do not let your heart be troubled (afraid, cowardly). Believe [confidently] in God and trust in Him, [have faith, hold on to it, rely on it, keep going and] believe also in Me. <a href="/csb/john/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. <a href="/hcsb/john/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. <a href="/asv/john/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. <a href="/cev/john/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus said to his disciples, "Don't be worried! Have faith in God and have faith in me. <a href="/erv/john/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. <a href="/gwt/john/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Don't be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me. <a href="/gnt/john/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Do not be worried and upset," Jesus told them. "Believe in God and believe also in me. <a href="/isv/john/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Don't let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. <a href="/msb/john/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. <a href="/net/john/14.htm">NET Bible</a> "Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me. <a href="/nheb/john/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. <a href="/wbt/john/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Let not your hearts be troubled. Trust in God: trust in me also. <a href="/web/john/14.htm">World English Bible</a> “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Do not let your heart be troubled, believe in God, believe also in Me; <a href="/blb/john/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me. <a href="/ylt/john/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe; <a href="/slt/john/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, and believe in me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> LET not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me. <a href="/cpdv/john/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe in me also. <a href="/nabre/john/14.htm">New American Bible</a> “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. <a href="/nrsvce/john/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> LET not your heart be troubled; believe in God, and believe in me also. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Let not your heart be troubled. Believe in God and believe in me.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God; believe also in me. <a href="/godbey/john/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> LET not your hearts be troubled: trust in God, and trust in me. <a href="/mace/john/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Let not your heart be troubled: you trust in God, trust also in me. <a href="/wey/john/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Let not your hearts be troubled. Trust in God: trust in me also. <a href="/worrell/john/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in Me.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/14-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=5110" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/14.htm">In My Father's House are Many Rooms</a> 1<a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">“Do not let</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardia (N-NFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">hearts</a> <a href="/greek/5015.htm" title="5015: tarassesthō (V-PMM/P-3S) -- To disturb, agitate, stir up, trouble. Of uncertain affinity; to stir or agitate.">be troubled.</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuete (V-PIA-2P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">You believe</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God;</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuete (V-PIA-2P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believe</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">as well.</a> 2In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a> Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/psalms/56-3.htm">Psalm 56:3</a> When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-34</a> Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ... <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a> Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. <a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3-4</a> You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. / Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal. <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a> Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? <a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a> Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a> Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” <a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. <a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1-3</a> For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. / Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas, / though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5-6</a> Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” / So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a> Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. <a href="/2_timothy/1-7.htm">2 Timothy 1:7</a> For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1-2</a> But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! / When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.not.<a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27,28</a> 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… <a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33</a> When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,<a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a> Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.ye.<a href="/john/5-23.htm">John 5:23</a> That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.<a href="/john/6-40.htm">John 6:40</a> And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.<a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-27</a> Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/13-19.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/12-46.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/13-20.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/john/12-40.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/john/13-21.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/john/12-36.htm">Trust</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/14-10.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/14-11.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/14-27.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/john/14-27.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/john/14-27.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/john/17-20.htm">Trust</a><div class="vheading2">John 14</div>1. <a href="/john/14-1.htm">Jesus comforts his disciples with the hope of heaven;</a> 5. <a href="/john/14-5.htm">professes himself the way, the truth, and the life, and one with the Father;</a> 13. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">assures their prayers to be effectual;</a> 15. <a href="/john/14-15.htm">requires obedience;</a> 16. <a href="/john/14-16.htm">promises the Comforter;</a> 27. <a href="/john/14-27.htm">and leaves his peace with them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Do not let your hearts be troubled. This phrase is spoken by Jesus to His disciples during the Last Supper, a time of great emotional intensity and impending change. The disciples are aware that Jesus is speaking of His departure, which causes them distress. The command to not let their hearts be troubled is both a comfort and a directive, emphasizing the need for trust and peace amidst uncertainty. This echoes the biblical theme of God as a source of peace, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a>, which speaks of perfect peace for those who trust in God. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of emotions and will, indicating that Jesus is addressing their deepest fears and anxieties.You believe in God; Here, Jesus acknowledges the disciples' faith in God, which is foundational to Jewish belief. This statement connects to the Shema, a central declaration of faith in Judaism found in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, which emphasizes the oneness of God and the call to love Him with all one's heart. The disciples' belief in God is a starting point for deeper faith, and Jesus uses this as a basis to introduce a more profound trust in Himself. This phrase also reflects the continuity of Jesus' teachings with the Old Testament, affirming the monotheistic faith of Israel.believe in Me as well. Jesus invites His disciples to extend their faith in God to include faith in Himself, highlighting His divine nature and unity with the Father. This is a pivotal moment in the Gospel of John, where Jesus explicitly calls for belief in Him as essential for salvation and eternal life. This invitation to believe in Jesus is consistent with the purpose of John's Gospel, as stated in <a href="/john/20-31.htm">John 20:31</a>, which is to lead readers to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. The call to believe in Jesus also fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the coming Messiah, such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speaks of a suffering servant who would bring salvation. This belief is not merely intellectual assent but involves trust and reliance on Jesus as the way to the Father, as further elaborated in <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, offering comfort and assurance to His disciples. He is preparing them for His impending departure and the trials they will face. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' words. They are troubled by Jesus' predictions of His death and the betrayal among them. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a> The setting of this discourse, where Jesus shares the Last Supper with His disciples and delivers His farewell teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_troubling_times.htm">Trust in Troubling Times</a> Jesus acknowledges the reality of troubled hearts but directs His followers to trust in God and in Him. This trust is a remedy for anxiety and fear. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_jesus'_divinity.htm">Faith in Jesus' Divinity</a> By equating belief in God with belief in Himself, Jesus affirms His divine nature. This is a call to recognize and affirm the deity of Christ in our faith journey. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_trials.htm">Preparation for Trials</a> Jesus prepares His disciples for future challenges by grounding them in faith. Similarly, believers today are called to fortify their faith in anticipation of life's trials. <a href="/topical/p/peace_through_belief.htm">Peace through Belief</a> The peace that Jesus offers is not the absence of trouble but the presence of trust. Believers are encouraged to cultivate a heart of peace through steadfast belief.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 14</a> <a href="/q/is_your_heart_troubled_by_worries.htm">Is your heart troubled by unnecessary worries?</a> <a href="/q/is_a_man_defined_by_his_thoughts.htm">Is your heart troubled by unnecessary worries?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'a_good_name_is_better_than_riches'.htm">What defines a personal relationship with Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'many_mansions'.htm">What did Jesus mean by "many mansions" in heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XIV.(1) Let not your heart be troubled.--The division of chapters is unfortunate, as it breaks the close connection between these words and those which have gone immediately before. The prophecy of St. Peter's denial had followed upon the indication of Judas as the traitor, and upon the announcement of the Lord's departure. These thoughts may well have brought troubled hearts. The Lord had Himself been troubled as the darkness drew on (<a href="/john/12-27.htm" title="Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I to this hour.">John 12:27</a>; <a href="/john/13-21.htm" title="When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you shall betray me.">John 13:21</a>), and He calms the anxious thoughts that He reads in the souls of the disciples.Ye believe in God, believe also in me.--It is more natural to take both these clauses as imperative--Believe in God, believe also in Me. Our English version reads the first and last clauses of the verse as imperative, and the second as an indicative, but there is no good reason for doing so; and a sense more in harmony with the context is got by reading them all as imperatives. As a matter of fact, the present trouble of the hearts of the disciples arose from a want of a true belief in God; and the command is to exercise a true belief, and to realise the presence of the Father, as manifested in the person of the Son. There was a sense in which every Jew believed in God. That belief lay at the very foundation of the theocracy; but like all the axioms of creeds, it was accepted as a matter of course, and too often had no real power on the life. What our Lord here teaches the disciples is the reality of the Fatherhood of God as a living power, ever present with them and in them; and He teaches them that the love of God is revealed in the person of the Word made flesh. This faith is the simplest article of the Christian's creed. We teach children to say, we ourselves constantly say, "I believe in God the Father." Did we but fully grasp the meaning of what we say, the troubles of our hearts would be hushed to silence; and our religion would be a real power over the whole life, and would be also, in a fulness in which it never has been, a real power over the life of the world.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - It is not necessary to follow Codex D and some of the versions, and here introduce into the text καὶ εϊπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ. It is enough that the awful warning to Peter, which followed the announcement of the treachery of Judas and his departure, the solemnity of the Lord, and the clear announcement of his approaching death, had fallen like a thunderbolt into their company. Judas held the bag, and was their treasurer, their ἐπίσκοπος (see Hatch's 'Bampt. Lect.'), and a referee on all practical subjects and details. He had turned against the Lord; and now their spokesman, their rock of strength, their most prominent and their boldest brother, the senior of the group, and with one exception the disciple most beloved and trusted by the Master, was actually warned against the most deadly sin - nay, more, a course of conduct is predicted of him enough to scatter them all to the four winds. Is it possible to exaggerate the consternation and distraction, the shrieks of fear, the bitter sobs of reckless grief that convulsed the upper chamber? In the agony of despair, and amid the awful pause that followed the outburst of their confusion and grief, words fell upon their ears which Luther described as "the best and most consoling sermons that the Lord Christ delivered on earth," "a treasure and jewel not to be purchased with the world's goods." Hengstenberg has argued at length that the opening words of the chapter do not point to this scene of deep dejection, but to the conversation recorded in <a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Luke 22:35-38</a>, where our Lord warned his disciples of the career of anxiety and dependence and struggle through which they would have to pass. They must be ready even to part with their garment to procure a sword, i.e. they must be prepared to defend themselves against many enemies. With his characteristic impetuosity Peter says, "Here are two swords;" and Jesus said, "It is enough." He could not have meant that two swords were a match for the weapons of the high priests, or the power of the Roman empire, but that the disciple had once again misunderstood the figurative teaching of Christ, and, like a child (as he was), had, in the intensity of his present feeling, lost all apperception of the future. True, the language of <a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Luke 22:35-38</a> suggests an answer to the question, "Why cannot I follow thee now?" But these words in <a href="/john/14.htm">John 14</a>. more certainly contemplate that query, coupled with the other occasions that had arisen for bitter tribulation. To the faithful ones, to Peter's own nobler nature, and to them all alike in view of their unparalleled grief and dismay at the immediate prospect of his departure, he says, Let not your heart be troubled - the one heart of you all; for, after all, it is one heart, and for the moment it was in uttermost exacerbation and distress, lie repeated the words at the close of the first part of the discourse (Ver. 27), after he had uttered his words of consolation. The "trouble" from which that one heart of theirs is breaking is not the mere sentimental sorrow of parting with a friend, but the perplexity arising from distracting cares and conflicting passions. The work of love and sacrifice means trouble that nothing but supernatural aid and Divine strength can touch. The heartache of those who are wakened up to any due sense of the eternal is one that nothing but the hand that moves all things can soothe or remedy. Faith in the absolute goodness of God can alone sustain the mind in these deep places of fear, and under the shadow of death. But he gives a reason for their consolation. This is, Believe in God, i.e. the eternal God in all his revelations of himself in the past - in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who has most completely been unveiled to you now in the word and light and life that have been given to you in me. Your faith in God will be equal to your emergencies, and, if you live up to such fairly, you will bear all that befalls you (cf. <a href="/mark/11-22.htm">Mark 11:22</a>). But, he adds, as I have been in the bosom of God and have declared him to you, believe also in me, as his highest and most complete Revelation. He claimed from them thus the same kind of sentiment, as by right of creation and infinite perfection God Almighty had demanded from them. There are three other ways in which this ambiguous sentence may be translated, according as both the πιστεύετε are taken either as indicatives or imperatives, but the above method is approved by the great majority of interpreters from the early Fathers to Meyer and Godet. The Vulgate and Authorized Version and Revised Version make the second only of the πιστεύετε imperative, and consequently read, "Ye believe in God, believe also in me," which, in the revelation they had just given of their wretchedness and lack of adequate courage and faithfulness, was almost more than the Lord, in the deep and comprehensive sense in which he was using the word "God," would have attributed to them. The different order of the words in the Greek, bringing the two clauses, "in God" and "in me," together, gives potency to the argument of the verse, which is that of the entire Gospel. <a href="/commentaries/john/14-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>{Do} not {let} Μὴ (Mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. hearts καρδία (kardia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. be troubled. ταρασσέσθω (tarassesthō) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5015.htm">Strong's 5015: </a> To disturb, agitate, stir up, trouble. Of uncertain affinity; to stir or agitate. You believe πιστεύετε (pisteuete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. God; Θεόν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. believe πιστεύετε (pisteuete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Me ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. as well. καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/14-1.htm">John 14:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/14-1.htm">NT Gospels: John 14:1 Don't let your heart be troubled (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/13-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 13:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 13:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/14-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 14:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 14:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>