John 17:8
I have given them the message that you gave me. They accepted it, completely convinced that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
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7Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you.
9I'm praying for them—not for the world, but for those you gave me, for they belong to you.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:3They provide education in what makes sense, living right, judging correctly, and acting fairly.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept what I say and value my instructions,
Proverbs 8:10Choose my instruction over silver; choose knowledge over pure gold.
John 3:17God didn't send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 6:68Simon Peter answered, “Lord, who would we follow? You're the one who has the words of eternal life.
John 12:49For I'm not speaking for myself but for my Father who sent me. He is the one who instructed me what to say and how to say it.
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 →