John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:28
Ye have heard how I said unto you ,.... Christ had not only told his disciples that he should depart from them in a little time, but also that he should return again to them, and comfort them with his presence, and receive them to himself, to be with him in his Father's house for ever: and this he again suggests, I go away, and come again unto you ; so that they had not so much reason to be troubled and afraid, as they were: had he only said to them that he should go away, without giving... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 14:27
Peace I leave with you ,.... Christ being about to die and leave his disciples, makes his last will and testament, and as the best legacy he could leave them, bequeaths peace unto them; my peace I give unto you : he left the Gospel of peace with them, to be preached by them to all the world; which is a declaration and publication of peace made by his blood; is a means of reconciling the minds of men to God and Christ, to the truths, ordinances, and people of Christ; of relieving and... read more