John 17:26

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

24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they will see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the world’s foundation. 25Righteous Father, the world has not known you. However, I have known you, and they have known that you sent me. I made your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me with may be in them and I may be in them.”

John 17:26 word by word

καὶ ἐγνώρισα αὐτοῖς τὸ ὄνομά σου καὶ γνωρίσω, ἵνα ἡ ἀγάπη ἣν ἠγάπησάς με ἐν αὐτοῖς ᾖ κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτοῖς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I have declaredγνωρίζωgnōrizō · to make knownG1107
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• the loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• wherewithὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou hast lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• may beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504

Cross-references for John 17:26

• John 17:6“I have revealed your name to the people you gave me from the world. They were yours, you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
• John 8:50I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it and judges.
• John 15:15I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father.
• Psalms 22:22I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters; I will praise you in the assembly.
• Hebrews 2:12saying: I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters; I will sing hymns to you in the congregation.
• John 14:23Jesus answered, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
• John 15:9“As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love.
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.
• Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,
• Ephesians 5:30since we are members of his body.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
• John 17:23I am in them and you are in me, so that they may be made completely one, that the world may know you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me.
• John 6:56The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
• John 14:20On that day you will know that I am in my Father, you are in me, and I am in you.
• John 15:4Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me.
• Romans 8:10Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit gives 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