MY PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU

(John 14:23-30)

23 Jesus replied,

'IF ANYONE LOVES ME,

HE WILL OBEY MY TEACHING.

MY FATHER WILL LOVE HIM,

AND WE WILL COME TO HIM

AND MAKE OUR HOME WITH HIM.

24 HE 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.

25 ALL THIS I HAVE SPOKEN WHILE STILL WITH YOU.

BUT THE COUNSELOR, THE HOLY SPIRIT,

WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME,

WILL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS

AND WILL REMIND YOU

OF EVERYTHING I HAVE SAID TO YOU.

27 PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU;

MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU.

I DO NOT GIVE TO YOU AS THE WORLD GIVES.

DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BETORUBLED

AND DO NOT BE AFRAID.

28 YOU HEARD ME SAY,

'I AM GOING AWAY AND I AM COMING BACK TO YOU.'

IF YOU LOVED ME, YOU WOULD BE GLAD

THAT I AM GOING TO THE FATHER,

FOR THE FATHER IS GREATER THAN I.

29 I HAVE TOLD YHOU NOW BEFORE IT HAPPENS,

SO THAT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN

YOU WILL BELIEVE.

30 I WILL NOT SPEAK WITH YOU MUCH LONGER,

FOR THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD (Satan) IS COMING.

HE HAS NO HOLD ON ME,

31 BUT THE WORLD MUST LEARN

THAT I LOVE THE FATHER

AND I DO EXACTLY

WHAT MY FATHER HAS COMMANDED ME.

'COME NOW; LET US LEAVE.

(John 14:23-30)