John 17:6
I have manifested your name to the men whom you have given to me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me. And they have kept your word.
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In Context
7Now they realize that all the things that you have given me are from you.
Cross References
Exodus 3:13Moses said to God: “Behold, I will go to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ If they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?”
Exodus 34:5And when the Lord had descended in a cloud, Moses stood with him, calling upon the name of the Lord.
Psalms 71:17May his name be blessed forever; may his name remain before the sun. And all the tribes of the earth will be blessed in him. All nations will magnify him.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if you would accept my words, and conceal my commandments within you,
Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart guard my precepts.
Matthew 11:25At that time, Jesus responded and said: “I acknowledge you, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones.
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 →