John 17:8

because the sayings that Thou hast given to me, I have given to them, and they themselves received, and have known truly, that from Thee I came forth, and they did believe that Thou didst send me.

Young's Literal Translation

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, as many as Thou hast given to me, are from Thee,

9'I ask in regard to them; not in regard to the world do I ask, but in regard to those whom Thou hast given to me, because Thine they are,

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:3For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

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

John 3:17For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;

John 6:68Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, 'Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;

John 12:49because I spake not from myself, but the Father who sent me, He did give me a command, what I may say, and what I may 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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