Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I 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 promise distinguishes inward peace from security based only on changing external circumstances, placing calm within a spiritual relationship rather than worldly control.
Where does it come from?
John 14:27 in the King James Version; the verse continues, “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
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.
