John 14:27 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

John 14:25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

John 14:26 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.

John 14:27 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.

John 14:28 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.

John 14:29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "peace", "leave", "give", "giveth", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "peace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "But the Comforter which is the Holy..." into verse 28's "Ye have heard how I said unto...", so "world" and "peace" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.