Tree of Life Version
John 16:33
33These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have shalom. In the world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world!”
John 16:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
- New International Version (NIV)“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
- New King James Version (NKJV)These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
Context of John 16:33
31Yeshua answered them, “Do you now believe? 32Look, the hour is coming—indeed has come—when you will be scattered, each to his own, and you will abandon Me. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have shalom. In the world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world!”
Read all of John 16John 16:33 word by word
ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν, ἵνα ἐν ἐμοὶ εἰρήνην ἔχητε. ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ θλῖψιν ἔχετε· ἀλλὰ θαρσεῖτε, ἐγὼ νενίκηκα τὸν κόσμον.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- These thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- I have spokenλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- ye might haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
- the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
- tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- be of good cheerθαρσέωtharseō · take heartG2293
- have overcomeνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
Cross-references for John 16:33
- John 14:27“Shalom I leave you, My shalom I give to you; but not as the world gives! Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid.
- Psalms 85:8Show us Your mercy, Adonai, and grant us Your salvation.
- Isaiah 9:6Of the increase of His government and shalom there will be no end— on the throne of David and over His kingdom— to establish it and uphold it through justice and righteousness from now until forevermore. The zeal of Adonai-Tzva’ot will accomplish this.
- Micah 5:5They will devastate the land of Assyria with the sword— even Nimrod’s land with a drawn blade. He will deliver us from Assyria, when he invades our land, when he tramples on our territory.
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth shalom to men of good will.”
- Luke 19:38saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of Adonai! Shalom in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- Romans 5:1Therefore, having been made righteous by trusting, we have shalom with God through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
- Ephesians 2:14For He is our shalom, the One who made the two into one and broke down the middle wall of separation. Within His flesh He made powerless the hostility—
- Philippians 4:7And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua.
- Colossians 1:20and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, making peace through the blood of His cross— whether things on earth or things in heaven!
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16Now may the Lord of shalom Himself give you shalom at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all!
- Hebrews 7:2and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth of everything. First, by the translation of his name, he is “King of Righteousness”; and then also King of Salem, which is “King of Shalom.”
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of shalom, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep by the blood of an everlasting covenant, our Lord Yeshua,
- John 15:19If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. But you are not of the world, since I have chosen you out of the world; therefore the world hates you.
- Acts 14:22They were strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in faith, and saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
- Romans 8:36As it is written, “For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.”
Commentaries on John 16:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33That in me ye might have peace - I give you this warning as another proof that I know all things, and to the end that ye may look to me alone for peace and happiness. The peace of God is ever to be understood as including all possible blessedness - light, strength, comfort, support, a sense of the Divine favor, unction of the Holy Spirit, purification of heart, etc., etc., and all these to be enjoyed in Christ. In the world ye shall have tribulation - Or…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33In me - In my presence, and in the aid which I shall render you by the Holy Spirit. In the world - Among the men to whom you are going. You must expect to be persecuted, afflicted, tormented. I have overcome the world - He overcame the prince of this world by his death, John 12:31. He vanquished the great foe of man, and triumphed over all that would work our ruin. He brought down aid and strength from above by his death; and by procuring for us the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-33Verses 28-33 Here is a plain declaration of Christ's coming from the Father, and his return to him. The Redeemer, in his entrance, was God manifest in the flesh, and in his departure was received up into glory. By this saying the disciples improved in knowledge. Also in faith; "Now are we sure." Alas! they knew not their own weakness. The Divine nature did not desert the human nature, but supported it, and put comfort and value into Christ's sufferings…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33take courage; I have overcome the world!: “Such a saying as this is worthy to be carried from Rome to Jerusalem on one’s knees” (Martin Luther). The final words of Jesus did not rebuke his disciples. Instead, he spoke to comfort them. Jesus promised peace and joy (14:27; 16:20, 22). Now he added that his disciples can discover peace even when surrounded by threats. They can remain calm even when others oppose their faith.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3331-33. Jesus answered ... Do ye now believe?--that is, "It is well ye do, for it is soon to be tested, and in a way ye little expect." the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone; and yet I am not alone--A deep and awful sense of wrong experienced is certainly expressed here, but how lovingly! That He was not to be utterly deserted, that there was One who would not forsake Him, was to Him…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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