American Standard Version
John 17:26
26and I made known unto them thy name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them, and I in them.
John 17:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
- New International Version (NIV)I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Context of John 17:26
24Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 25O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me; and I made known unto them thy name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them, and I in them.
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καὶ ἐγνώρισα αὐτοῖς τὸ ὄνομά σου καὶ γνωρίσω, ἵνα ἡ ἀγάπη ἣν ἠγάπησάς με ἐν αὐτοῖς ᾖ κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτοῖς.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 17:26
- John 17:6I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.
- John 8:50But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
- John 15:15No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.
- Psalms 22:22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.
- Hebrews 2:12saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.
- John 14:23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
- John 15:9Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
- Ephesians 2:4but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
- Ephesians 5:30because we are members of his body.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
- John 17:23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me.
- John 6:56He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.
- John 14:20In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
- John 15:4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.
- Romans 8:10And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness.
Commentaries on John 17:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26I have declared unto them thy name, etc. - I have taught them the true doctrine. And will declare it - This he did: 1st. By the conversations he had with his disciples after his resurrection, during the space of forty days. 2dly. By the Holy Spirit which was poured out upon them on the day of pentecost. And all these declarations Jesus Christ made, that the love of God, and Christ Jesus himself, might dwell in them; and thus they were to become a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Thy name - See the notes at John 17:6. And will declare it - After my resurrection, and by the influence of the Holy Spirit, Luke 24:45; Acts 1:3. I in them - By my doctrines and the influences of my Spirit. That my religion may show its power, and produce its proper fruits in their minds, Galatians 4:19. The discourse in John 14; 15; 16 is the most tender and sublime that was ever pronounced in our world. No composition can be found anywhere so fitted to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-26Verses 24-26 Christ, as one with the Father, claimed on behalf of all that had been given to him, and should in due time believe on him, that they should be brought to heaven; and that there the whole company of the redeemed might behold his glory as their beloved Friend and Brother, and therein find happiness. He had declared and would further declare the name or character of God, by his doctrine and his Spirit, that, being one with him, the love of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26All who accept the Son and embrace the Father will experience the kind of love known only between the Father and the Son. I in them: Jesus loves his followers and wants to fill them with glory and joy that compares to nothing in the world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2624-26. Father, I will--The majesty of this style of speaking is quite transparent. No petty criticism will be allowed to fritter it away in any but superficial or perverted readers. be with me where I am--(See on Joh 14:3). that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me--(See on Joh 17:5). Christ regards it as glory enough for us to be admitted to see and gaze for ever upon His glory! This is "the beatific vision"; but it shall be no mere vision…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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