John 17:25

Righteous Father! though the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

In Context

24Father, those whom thou hast given me, I will that where I am they may also be with me; that they may behold my glory, which thou gavest me: because thou hast loved me before the foundation of the world.

26And I have made known to them thy name, and will make it known: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:16Then Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath thoroughly described him.

John 5:19Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing by himself, except what he hath seen the Father do: for whatsoever things he doeth, the same and in the same manner doth the Son.

John 7:29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

John 8:55yet have ye not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, that I know him not, I should be like you, a liar: but I know him, and observe his word.

Matthew Henry on John 17:25-26

Christ's Intercessory Prayer. 24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. 26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. Here is, I. A petition for the… Read the whole commentary →

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