John 16:33

Jesus promises his disciples peace in him amid the world's trouble, because he has overcome the world. This is the climactic encouragement of the upper-room discourse.

Cross-references · 40

• John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
• 1 Jn 5:4because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
• 2 Th 3:16Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
• 1 Jn 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
• Phil 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
• John 14:1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
• 2 Tim 3:12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
• 1 Pet 5:9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
• Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
• John 15:18–21If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
• Rom 8:36–37As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
• Rev 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
• Heb 11:25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
• Rev 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• 1 Th 3:7For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
• Rev 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
• Col 1:20and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
• 2 Cor 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
• Eph 2:14–17For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
• 2 Cor 13:11Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
• Heb 13:20–21Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
• 1 Th 3:4Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.
• Ps 85:8–11I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
• 2 Cor 7:4Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
• Rom 5:1–2Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
• Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Gal 6:14But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
• Acts 27:25So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
• Mic 5:5And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.
• Ps 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
• Gal 1:4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
• John 12:31Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
• Luke 19:38“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
• Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 27:22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
• Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
• Acts 23:11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
• Heb 7:2and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
• John 16:11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.
• 1 Sam 17:51–52David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.

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