“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.”
- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Peace I leave with you, my peace I…”
The line offers peace as something deeper than favorable circumstances and distinct from the reassurance the world ordinarily gives.
Where does it come from?
John 14:27 in the King James Version; opening clauses.
Why the local voice matters
John 14:27 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.