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Selected Verse: John 14:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Joh 14:1 |
Strong Concordance |
Let [5015] not [3361] your [5216] heart [2588] be troubled [5015]: ye believe [4100] in [1519] God [2316], believe [4100] also [2532] in [1519] me [1691]. |
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King James |
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
DISCOURSE AT THE TABLE, AFTER SUPPER. (John 14:1-31)
Let not your heart be troubled, &c.--What myriads of souls have not these opening words cheered, in deepest gloom, since first they were uttered!
ye believe in God--absolutely.
believe also in me--that is, Have the same trust in Me. What less, and what else, can these words mean? And if so, what a demand to make by one sitting familiarly with them at the supper table! Compare the saying in Joh 5:17, for which the Jews took up stones to stone Him, as "making himself equal with God" (Joh 14:18). But it is no transfer of our trust from its proper Object; it is but the concentration of our trust in the Unseen and Impalpable One upon His Own Incarnate Son, by which that trust, instead of the distant, unsteady, and too often cold and scarce real thing it otherwise is, acquires a conscious reality, warmth, and power, which makes all things new. This is Christianity in brief. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Let not your heart be troubled - The disciples had been greatly distressed at what Jesus had said about leaving them. Compare Joh 16:6, Joh 16:22. Perhaps they had indicated their distress to him in some manner by their countenance or their expressions, and he proceeds new to administer to them such consolations as their circumstances made proper. The discourse in this chapter was delivered, doubtless, while they were sitting at the table partaking of the Lord's Supper (see Joh 14:31); that in John 15-16, and the prayer in John 17, were while they were on their way to the Mount of Olives. There is nowhere to be found a discourse so beautiful, so tender, so full of weighty thoughts, and so adapted to produce comfort, as that which occurs in these three chapters of John. It is the consolatory part of our religion, where Christ brings to bear on the mind full of anxiety, and perplexity, and care, the tender and inimitably beautiful truths of his gospel - truths fitted to allay every fear, silence every complaint, and give every needed consolation to the soul. In the case of the disciples there was much to trouble them. They were about to part with their beloved, tender friend. They were to be left alone to meet persecutions and trials. They were without wealth, without friends, without honors. And it is not improbable that they felt that his death would demolish all their schemes, for they had not yet fully learned the doctrine that the Messiah must suffer and die, Luk 24:21.
Ye believe in God - This may be read either in the indicative mood or the imperative. Probably it should be read in the imperative - "Believe on God, and believe on me." If there were no other reason for it, this is sufficient, that there was no more evidence that they did believe in God than that they believed in Jesus. All the ancient versions except the Latin read it thus. The Saviour told them that their consolation was to be found at this time in confidence in God and in him; and he intimated what he had so often told them and the Jews, that there was an indissoluble union between him and the Father. This union he takes occasion to explain to them more fully, Joh 14:7-12.
Believe in - Put confidence in, rely on for support and consolation. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Heart (καρδία)
Never used in the New Testament, as in the Septuagint, of the mere physical organ, though sometimes of the vigor and sense of physical life (Act 14:17; Jam 5:5; Luk 21:34). Generally, the center of our complex being - physical, moral, spiritual, and intellectual. See on Mar 12:30. The immediate organ by which man lives his personal life, and where that entire personal life concentrates itself. It is thus used sometimes as parallel to ψυχή, the individual life, and to πνεῦμα the principle of life, which manifests itself in the ψυχή. Strictly, καρδία is the immediate organ of ψυχή, occupying a mediating position between it and πνεῦμα. In the heart (καρδία) the spirit (πνεῦμα), which is the distinctive principle of the life or soul (ψυχή), has the seat of its activity.
Emotions of joy or sorrow are thus ascribed both to the heart and to the soul. Compare Joh 14:27, "Let not your heart (καρδιά) be troubled;" and Joh 12:27, "Now is my soul (ψυχή) troubled." The heart is the focus of the religious life (Mat 22:37; Luk 6:45; Ti2 2:22). It is the sphere of the operation of grace (Mat 13:19; Luk 8:15; Luk 24:32; Act 2:37; Rom 10:9, Rom 10:10). Also of the opposite principle (Joh 13:2; Act 5:3). Used also as the seat of the understanding; the faculty of intelligence as applied to divine things (Mat 13:15; Rom 1:21; Mar 8:17).
Ye believe - believe also (πιστεύετε καὶ πιστεύετε)
The verbs may be taken either as indicatives or as imperatives. Thus we may render: ye believe in God, ye believe also in me; or, believe in God and ye believe in me; or, believe in God and believe in me; or again, as A.V. The third of these renderings corresponds best with the hortatory character of the discourse. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Let not your heart be troubled - At my departure. Believe - This is the sum of all his discourse, which is urged till they did believe, Joh 16:30. And then our Lord prays and departs. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Let not your heart be troubled - After having answered St. Peter's question, he addresses himself again to his disciples, and tells them not to be afflicted at his leaving them, nor to lose courage because of what he said concerning Peter's denying him; that if they reposed their confidence in God, he would protect them; and that, howsoever they might see him treated, they should believe in him more firmly, as his sufferings, death, and resurrection should be to them the most positive proof of his being the Messiah, the Savior of the world.
Ye believe in God, believe also in me - It is best to read both the verbs in the imperative mood: - Place your confidence in God, and in me as the Mediator between God and man, Joh 14:12-14; and expect the utmost support from God; but expect it all through me. The disciples began to lose all hope of a secular kingdom, and were discouraged in consequence: Christ promises them a spiritual and heavenly inheritance, and thus lifts up their drooping hearts. |
18 I will [863] not [3756] leave [863] you [5209] comfortless [3737]: I will come [2064] to [4314] you [5209].
17 But [1161] Jesus [2424] answered [611] them [846], My [3450] Father [3962] worketh [2038] hitherto [2193] [737], and I [2504] work [2038].
7 If [1487] ye had known [1097] me [3165], [302] ye should have known [1097] my [3450] Father [3962] also [2532]: and [2532] from [575] henceforth [737] ye know [1097] him [846], and [2532] have seen [3708] him [846].
8 Philip [5376] saith [3004] unto him [846], Lord [2962], shew [1166] us [2254] the Father [3962], and [2532] it sufficeth [714] us [2254].
9 Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto him [846], Have I been [1510] so long [5118] time [5550] with [3326] you [5216], and yet [2532] hast thou [1097] not [3756] known [1097] me [3165], Philip [5376]? he that hath seen [3708] me [1691] hath seen [3708] the Father [3962]; and [2532] how [4459] sayest [3004] thou [4771] then, Shew [1166] us [2254] the Father [3962]?
10 Believest thou [4100] not [3756] that [3754] I [1473] am [2076] in [1722] the Father [3962], and [2532] the Father [3962] in [1722] me [1698]? the words [4487] that [3739] I [1473] speak [2980] unto you [5213] I speak [2980] not [3756] of [575] myself [1683]: but [1161] the Father [3962] that dwelleth [3306] in [1722] me [1698], he [846] doeth [4160] the works [2041].
11 Believe [4100] me [3427] that [3754] I [1473] am in [1722] the Father [3962], and [2532] the Father [3962] in [1722] me [1698]: or else [1490] believe [4100] me [3427] for [1223] the very [846] works [2041]' sake [846].
12 Verily [281], verily [281], I say [3004] unto you [5213], He that believeth [4100] on [1519] me [1691], the works [2041] that [3739] I [1473] do [4160] shall he do [4160] also [2548]; and [2532] greater works than [3187] these [5130] shall he do [4160]; because [3754] I [1473] go [4198] unto [4314] my [3450] Father [3962].
21 But [1161] we [2249] trusted [1679] that [3754] it had been [2076] he [846] which should [3195] have redeemed [3084] Israel [2474]: and [235] beside [1065] [4862] all [3956] this [5125], to day [4594] is [71] the [5026] third [5154] day [2250] since [575] [3739] these things [5023] were done [1096].
31 But [235] that [2443] the world [2889] may know [1097] that [3754] I love [25] the Father [3962]; and [2532] as [2531] the Father [3962] gave [1781] me [3427] commandment [1781], even so [3779] I do [4160]. Arise [1453], let us go [71] hence [1782].
22 And [2532] ye [5210] [3303] now [3568] therefore [3767] have [2192] sorrow [3077]: but [1161] I will see [3700] you [5209] again [3825], and [2532] your [5216] heart [2588] shall rejoice [5463], and [2532] your [5216] joy [5479] no man [3762] taketh [142] from [575] you [5216].
6 But [235] because [3754] I have said [2980] these things [5023] unto you [5213], sorrow [3077] hath filled [4137] your [5216] heart [2588].
17 And [2532] when Jesus [2424] knew [1097] it, he saith [3004] unto them [846], Why [5101] reason ye [1260], because [3754] ye have [2192] no [3756] bread [740]? perceive ye [3539] not yet [3768], neither [3761] understand [4920]? have ye [2192] your [5216] heart [2588] yet [2089] hardened [4456]?
21 Because [1360] that, when they knew [1097] God [2316], they glorified [1392] him not [3756] as [5613] God [2316], neither [2228] were thankful [2168]; but [235] became vain [3154] in [1722] their [846] imaginations [1261], and [2532] their [846] foolish [801] heart [2588] was darkened [4654].
15 For [1063] this [5127] people's [2992] heart [2588] is waxed gross [3975], and [2532] their ears [3775] are dull [917] of hearing [191], and [2532] their [846] eyes [3788] they have closed [2576]; lest at any time [3379] they should see [1492] with their eyes [3788], and [2532] hear [191] with their ears [3775], and [2532] should understand [4920] with their heart [2588], and [2532] should be converted [1994], and [2532] I should heal [2390] them [846].
3 But [1161] Peter [4074] said [2036], Ananias [367], why [1302] hath Satan [4567] filled [4137] thine [4675] heart [2588] [4571] to lie [5574] to the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], and [2532] to keep back [3557] part of [575] the price [5092] of the land [5564]?
2 And [2532] supper [1173] being ended [1096], the devil [1228] having now [2235] put [906] into [1519] the heart [2588] of Judas [2455] Iscariot [2469], Simon's [4613] son, to [2443] betray [3860] him [846];
10 For [1063] with the heart [2588] man believeth [4100] unto [1519] righteousness [1343]; and [1161] with the mouth [4750] confession is made [3670] unto [1519] salvation [4991].
9 That [3754] if [1437] thou shalt confess [3670] with [1722] thy [4675] mouth [4750] the Lord [2962] Jesus [2424], and [2532] shalt believe [4100] in [1722] thine [4675] heart [2588] that [3754] God [2316] hath raised [1453] him [846] from [1537] the dead [3498], thou shalt be saved [4982].
37 Now [1161] when they heard [191] this, they were pricked [2660] in their heart [2588], and [5037] said [2036] unto [4314] Peter [4074] and [2532] to the rest [3062] of the apostles [652], Men [435] and brethren [80], what [5101] shall we do [4160]?
32 And [2532] they said [2036] one to another [4314] [240], Did [2258] not [3780] our [2257] heart [2588] burn [2545] within [1722] us [2254], while [5613] he talked [2980] with us [2254] by [1722] the way [3598], and [2532] while [5613] he opened [1272] to us [2254] the scriptures [1124]?
15 But [1161] that on [1722] the good [2570] ground [1093] are [1526] they [3778], which [3748] in [1722] an honest [2570] and [2532] good [18] heart [2588], having heard [191] the word [3056], keep [2722] it, and [2532] bring forth fruit [2592] with [1722] patience [5281].
19 When any [3956] one heareth [191] the word [3056] of the kingdom [932], and [2532] understandeth [4920] it not [3361], then cometh [2064] the wicked [4190] one, and [2532] catcheth away [726] that which [3588] was sown [4687] in [1722] his [846] heart [2588]. This [3778] is [2076] he which received seed [4687] by [3844] the way side [3598].
22 Flee [5343] also [1161] youthful [3512] lusts [1939]: but [1161] follow [1377] righteousness [1343], faith [4102], charity [26], peace [1515], with [3326] them that call on [1941] the Lord [2962] out of [1537] a pure [2513] heart [2588].
45 A good [18] man [444] out of [1537] the good [18] treasure [2344] of his [846] heart [2588] bringeth forth [4393] that which is good [18]; and [2532] an evil [4190] man [444] out of [1537] the evil [4190] treasure [2344] of his [846] heart [2588] bringeth forth [4393] that which is evil [4190]: for [1063] of [1537] the abundance [4051] of the heart [2588] his [846] mouth [4750] speaketh [2980].
37 [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto him [846], Thou shalt love [25] the Lord [2962] thy [4675] God [2316] with [1722] all [3650] thy [4675] heart [2588], and [2532] with [1722] all [3650] thy [4675] soul [5590], and [2532] with [1722] all [3650] thy [4675] mind [1271].
27 Now [3568] is [5015] my [3450] soul [5590] troubled [5015]; and [2532] what [5101] shall I say [2036]? Father [3962], save [4982] me [3165] from [1537] this [5026] hour [5610]: but [235] for this [5124] cause [1223] came I [2064] unto [1519] this [5026] hour [5610].
27 Peace [1515] I leave [863] with you [5213], my [1699] peace [1515] I give [1325] unto you [5213]: not [3756] as [2531] the world [2889] giveth [1325], give [1325] I [1473] unto you [5213]. Let [5015] not [3361] your [5216] heart [2588] be troubled [5015], neither [3366] let it be afraid [1168].
30 And [2532] thou shalt love [25] the Lord [2962] thy [4675] God [2316] with [1537] all [3650] thy [4675] heart [2588], and [2532] with [1537] all [3650] thy [4675] soul [5590], and [2532] with [1537] all [3650] thy [4675] mind [1271], and [2532] with [1537] all [3650] thy [4675] strength [2479]: this [3778] is the first [4413] commandment [1785].
34 And [1161] take heed [4337] to yourselves [1438], lest at any time [3379] your [5216] hearts [2588] be overcharged [925] with [1722] surfeiting [2897], and [2532] drunkenness [3178], and [2532] cares [3308] of this life [982], and [2532] so that [1565] day [2250] come [2186] upon [1909] you [5209] unawares [160].
5 Ye have lived in pleasure [5171] on [1909] the earth [1093], and [2532] been wanton [4684]; ye have nourished [5142] your [5216] hearts [2588], as [5613] in [1722] a day [2250] of slaughter [4967].
17 Nevertheless [2544] [2532] he left [863] not [3756] himself [1438] without witness [267], in that he did good [15], and gave [1325] us [2254] rain [5205] from heaven [3771], and [2532] fruitful [2593] seasons [2540], filling [1705] our [2257] hearts [2588] with food [5160] and [2532] gladness [2167].
30 Now [3568] are we sure [1492] that [3754] thou knowest [1492] all things [3956], and [2532] needest [5532] not [3756] [2192] that [2443] any man [5100] should ask [2065] thee [4571]: by [1722] this [5129] we believe [4100] that [3754] thou camest forth [1831] from [575] God [2316].
12 Verily [281], verily [281], I say [3004] unto you [5213], He that believeth [4100] on [1519] me [1691], the works [2041] that [3739] I [1473] do [4160] shall he do [4160] also [2548]; and [2532] greater works than [3187] these [5130] shall he do [4160]; because [3754] I [1473] go [4198] unto [4314] my [3450] Father [3962].
13 And [3739] [2532] whatsoever [3748] [302] ye shall ask [154] in [1722] my [3450] name [3686], that [5124] will I do [4160], that [2443] the Father [3962] may be glorified [1392] in [1722] the Son [5207].
14 If [1437] ye shall ask [154] any thing [5100] in [1722] my [3450] name [3686], I [1473] will do [4160] it.