John 17:8

for I have given to them the words which thou hast given me; and they received them, and knew surely that I came forth from thee, and believed that thou didst send me.

Noyes Bible

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 know that all things whatever thou hast given me are from thee;

9I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine;

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:3That one may gain the instruction of prudence, Justice, equity, and uprightness;

Proverbs 2:1Oh, my son, that thou wouldst receive my words, And treasure up my precepts within thee;

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

John 3:17For God sent not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through him the world might be saved.

John 6:68Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast words of everlasting life;

John 12:49Because I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me hath himself committed to me 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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