King James Bible
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."
Jesus commands his disciples to resist inner turmoil and anxiety, spoken just after predicting his betrayal and Peter's denial. The imperative addresses their immediate distress while establishing a principle for facing life's uncertainties with spiritual composure. Christ acknowledges their existing faith in the Father, using either an indicative statement of fact or an imperative to continue trusting. This appeal to their Jewish monotheistic foundation becomes the basis for the radical claim that follows. Jesus places himself on equal footing with God as an object of saving faith, asserting his divine identity and messianic role. This parallel construction demands the same trust given to the Father be extended to the Son, offering himself as the antidote to their troubled hearts.