Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

This saying appears in the Gospel of John during Jesus’ Farewell Discourse at the Last Supper (John 13–17). It follows Jesus’ announcement that he will soon depart, Judas’ betrayal, and Peter’s impending denial—news that leaves the disciples anxious and confused. In that setting Jesus begins to console them, urging steadiness rather than panic as he prepares them for his death, resurrection, and physical absence. The line introduces a longer section in which Jesus promises continued divine care, speaks of “many rooms” in the Father’s house, and assures the disciples of ongoing guidance through the coming of the Advocate/Spirit.

The statement is both pastoral reassurance and a theological claim. On the surface it addresses fear: the disciples’ “troubled” hearts are to be calmed by trust. Yet the parallelism—“Trust in God; trust also in me”—places Jesus alongside God as a proper object of faith, a key Johannine theme. The line thus functions as a bridge from grief to hope: Jesus’ departure is not abandonment but part of a divine plan, and trust is the appropriate response to uncertainty. In Christian interpretation, it also underwrites confidence in Jesus’ role as mediator and guide through suffering toward communion with God.

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

1) “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.”
2) “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.”
3) “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.”