John 16:33
John 16 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read John 16:33 in the NABRE onlineThese things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have distress: but have confidence, I have overcome the world.
Reflection
Jesus says two things at once: you will have trouble, and I have overcome the world. The first is a warning; the second is a verdict. The peace he gives rests on the second, not the first.
I have overcome the world
Two things at once: you will have trouble, and I have overcome it. The first is honest. The second is the verdict. The peace Jesus gives does not depend on the trouble ending; it depends on the victory already won.
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