John 17:2

as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that he may give eternal life to all that thou hast given him.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

In Context

1Jesus spoke these words, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said: Father, the hour has come: glorify thy Son, that thy Son may also glorify thee;

3And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.

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Cross References

Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.

John 4:14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst. But the water that I will give him, shall be in him a fountain of water springing up in order to eternal life.

John 6:27Labor not for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to life eternal, which the Son of man will give you; for him has God the Father attested.

John 6:39And this is the will of him who sent me, that of all that he gives me, I shall lose nothing, but shall raise it up at the last day.

Matthew Henry on John 17:2-6

Christ's Intercessory Prayer. 1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5 And now, O Father,… Read the whole commentary →

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