¹³ And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly ^[a]army of angels praising God and saying,

³⁴ “^(A)Do not think that I came to ^[a]bring peace on the earth; I did not come to ^[b]bring peace, but a sword.

¹⁹ namely, that ^(A)God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, ^(B)not counting their wrongdoings against them, and ^[a]He has ^[b]committed to us the word of reconciliation.

¹⁹ For ^[a]it was ^(A)the Father’s good pleasure for all ^(B)the ^[b]fullness to dwell in Him, ²⁰ and through Him to ^(C)reconcile all things to Himself, ^(D)whether things on earth or things in ^[c]heaven, having made ^(E)peace through ^(F)the blood of His cross.

²¹ And although you were ^(G)previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds, ²² yet He has now ^(H)reconciled you in His ^(I)body of flesh through death, in order to ^(J)present you before Him ^(K)holy and blameless and beyond reproach—

Jesus Comforts His Disciples

14 “^(A)Do not let your heart be troubled; ^[a]believe in God, believe also in Me.

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while remaining with you. ²⁶ But the ^(A)Helper, the Holy Spirit ^(B)whom the Father will send in My name, ^(C)He will teach you all things, and ^(D)remind you of all that I said to you. ^27 (E)Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. ^(F)[a]Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor ^[b]fearful.