John 17:8

For I have given to them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them , and have known surely that I came from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send 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 whatever thou hast given me are from thee.

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

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

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

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

John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

John 12:49For I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, 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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