John 17:21

that they all may be one – that as you, Father, are in union with us – and so the world may believe that you have sent me as your messenger.

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In The King James Version

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

In Context

20But it is not only for them that I am interceding, but also for those who believe in me through their message,

22I have given them the honor which you have given me, so that they may be one as we are one –

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Cross References

Zechariah 14:9The Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one, and his name one.

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

John 10:16I have other sheep besides, which do not belong to this fold; I must lead them also, and they will listen to my voice; and they will become one flock under one shepherd.

John 10:38if I am doing it, even though you do not believe me, believe what that work shows; so that you may understand, and understand more and more clearly, that the Father is in union with me, and I with the Father.”

Matthew Henry on John 17:21-24

Christ's Intercessory Prayer. 20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved… Read the whole commentary →

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