John 17:8

Because I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and they knew truly that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

In Context

7Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.

9“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.

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Cross References

John 3:17For God did not send His Son into the world so that He might condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

John 6:68But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

John 12:49For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.

Matthew Henry on John 17:7-11

Christ's Intercessory Prayer. 6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. 9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou… Read the whole commentary →

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