John 17:8

"for I have given them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

Montgomery New Testament

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

7"They know now that whatever thou hast given me was from thee;

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

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Cross References

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

John 6:68Simon Peter answered. "To whom shall we go Master? You have words of eternal life;

John 12:49because I have never spoken on my own authority, but the Father himself who sent me gave me commandment what to say and what words to 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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