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John 17:8

John 17:8 is verse 8 of John chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

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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.

World English Bible

for the words which you have given me I have given to them; and they received them, and knew for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

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John 17:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible

6 I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

7 Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.

8 For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

9 I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.

10 All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

John 17:14

I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

John 6:68

Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

John 14:10

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.

Proverbs 1:23

If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.

Matthew 13:11

He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

Ephesians 3:2

Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

Ephesians 3:3

that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

Ephesians 3:4

In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

Ephesians 3:5

which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

Ephesians 3:6

This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:7

I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.

Ephesians 3:8

Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Ephesians 4:11

And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

Ephesians 4:12

to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

John 3:33

Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

Proverbs 1:3

and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,

Proverbs 4:10

Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

Proverbs 8:10

Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.

1 Corinthians 11:23

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,

1 Corinthians 15:1

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

John 17:6

I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

John 17:7

Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.

John 17:25

Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.

John 16:27

For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

John 16:30

Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

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