John 17:8

because the sayings that You have given to Me, I have given to them, and they themselves received, and have known truly, that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

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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, as many as You have given to Me, are from You,

9I ask in regard to them; I do not ask in regard to the world, but in regard to those whom You have given to Me, because they are Yours,

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:3For receiving the instruction of wisdom, || Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my sayings, || And lay up my commands with you,

Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction, and not silver, || And knowledge rather than choice gold.

John 3:17For God did not send His Son into the world that He may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through Him;

John 6:68Simon Peter, therefore, answered Him, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have sayings of continuous life;

John 12:49because I did not speak from Myself, but the Father who sent Me, He gave Me a command, what I may say, and what I may 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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