John 17:8

for the instructions, which Thou gavest me, I have given to them: and they have received them, and have known of a truth that I came from Thee, and have believed that thou hast sent me.

1770 John Worsley NT

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

7They now know that all things whatsoever Thou hast given me, are indeed 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

John 3:17for God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved by Him.

John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go?

John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father, who sent me, 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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