John 14:1

“Let not your heart be troubled, etc.] In some copies this verse begins thus, and he said to his disciples; and certain it is, that these words are addressed to them in general, Peter being only the person our Lord was discoursing with in the latter part of the preceding chapter; but turning, as it were, from him, he directs his speech to them all. There were many things which must needs lie heavy upon, and greatly depress the minds of the disciples; most of all the loss of Christ’s bodily presence, his speedy departure from them, of which he had given them notice in the preceding chapter; also the manner in which he should be removed from them, and the circumstances that should attend the…”

“DISCOURSE AT THE TABLE, AFTER SUPPER. (John 14:1-31) Let not your heart be troubled, &c.--What myriads of souls have not these opening words cheered, in deepest gloom, since first they were uttered! ye believe in God--absolutely. believe also in me--that is, Have the same trust in Me. What less, and what else, can these words mean? And if so, what a demand to make by one sitting familiarly with them at the supper table! Compare the saying in Joh 5:17, for which the Jews took up stones to stone Him, as "making himself equal with God" (Joh 14:18). But it is no transfer of our trust from its proper Object; it is but the concentration of our trust in the Unseen and Impalpable One upon His Own…”

“Let not your heart be troubled - The disciples had been greatly distressed at what Jesus had said about leaving them. Compare John 16:6, John 16:22. Perhaps they had indicated their distress to him in some manner by their countenance or their expressions, and he proceeds new to administer to them such consolations as their circumstances made proper. The discourse in this chapter was delivered, doubtless, while they were sitting at the table partaking of the Lord’s Supper (see John 14:31); that in John 15–16, and the prayer in John 17:0, were while they were on their way to the Mount of Olives. There is nowhere to be found a discourse so beautiful, so tender, so full of weighty thoughts, and…”

“Let not your heart be troubled - At my departure. Believe - This is the sum of all his discourse, which is urged till they did believe, Joh 16:30. And then our Lord prays and departs. John 14:2”

“14:1-31 Jesus provided answers to his disciples’ many spoken and unspoken concerns. 14:1 Jesus had himself been troubled (Greek tarassō) on three occasions (11:33; 12:27; 13:21). His confidence in God’s power made it possible for him to face these crises. Faced with the upsetting words of 13:33, the disciples confronted similar feelings. • Trust (or believe, or have faith) in God: Only trusting God would help them through his hour of death.”

“not: Joh 14:27, Joh 14:28, Joh 11:33 \*marg. Joh 12:27, Joh 16:3, Joh 16:6, Joh 16:22, Joh 16:23; Job 21:4-6, Job 23:15, Job 23:16; Psa 42:5, Psa 42:6, Psa 42:8-11, Psa 43:5; Psa 77:2, Psa 77:3, Psa 77:10; Isa 43:1, Isa 43:2; Jer 8:18; Lam 3:17-23; Co2 2:7, Co2 4:8-10; Co2 12:9, Co2 12:10; Th1 3:3, Th1 3:4; Th2 2:2; Heb 12:12, Heb 12:13 ye: Joh 5:23, Joh 6:40, Joh 11:25-27, Joh 12:44, Joh 13:19; Isa 12:2, Isa 12:3, Isa 26:3; Act 3:15, Act 3:16; Eph 1:12, Eph 1:13, Eph 1:15, Eph 3:14-17; Pe1 1:21; Jo1 2:23, Jo1 2:24, Jo1 5:10-12 John 14:2”