John 17:6

John 17:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

Context of John 17:6

4I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5Now, Father, glorify me in your presence with that glory I had with you before the world existed. “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. 7Now they know that everything you have given me is from you, 8because I have given them the words you gave me. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

John 17:6 word by word

Ἐφανέρωσά σου τὸ ὄνομα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις οὓς ἔδωκάς μοι ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου· σοὶ ἦσαν κἀμοὶ αὐτοὺς ἔδωκας καὶ τὸν λόγον σου τετήρηκαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have manifestedφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• unto the menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou gavestδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• thineσόςsos · yourG4674
• they wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they have keptτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056

Cross-references for John 17:6

• John 17:26I 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 1:18No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side — he has revealed him.
• John 12:28Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
• Exodus 3:13Then Moses asked God, “If I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what should I tell them?”
• Exodus 9:16However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you my power and to make my name known on the whole earth.
• Exodus 34:5The Lord came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed his name, “the Lord.”
• Psalms 22:22I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters; I will praise you in the assembly.
• Psalms 71:17God, you have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim your wondrous works.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
• Luke 10:21At that time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Hebrews 2:12saying: I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters; I will sing hymns to you in the congregation.
• 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one. We are in the true one — that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
• John 17:2since you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
• John 6:37Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never cast out.
• John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me.

Commentaries on John 17:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6II. Our Lord's Prayer for His Disciples, John 17:6-19; I have manifested thy name - , I have brought it into light, and caused it to shine in itself, and to illuminate others. A little of the Divine nature was known by the works of creation; a little more was known by the Mosaic revelation: but the full manifestation of God, his nature, and his attributes, came only through the revelation of Christ. The men which thou gavest me - That is, the apostles…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Have manifested thy name - The word “name” here includes the attributes or character of God. Jesus had made known his character, his law, his will, his plan of mercy - or, in other words, he had revealed God to them. The word “name” is often used to designate the person, John 15:21; Matthew 10:22; Romans 2:24; 1 Timothy 6:1. Which thou gavest me - God gave them to him in his purpose. He gave them by his providence. He so ordered affairs that they heard…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Christ prays for those that are his. Thou gavest them me, as sheep to the shepherd, to be kept; as a patient to the physician, to be cured; as children to a tutor, to be taught: thus he will deliver up his charge. It is a great satisfaction to us, in our reliance upon Christ, that he, all he is and has, and all he said and did, all he is doing and will do, are of God. Christ offered this prayer for his people alone as believers; not for the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6This verse summarizes what Jesus came to do. He revealed the true person of God to the world, gathered up God’s people into his flock, and instructed them in obedience. The result of this work is the church.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. From praying for Himself He now comes to pray for His disciples. I have manifested--I manifested. thy name--His whole character towards mankind. to the men thou gavest me out of the world--(See on Joh 6:37-40).Read the comment

Topics related to John 17:6

• Election
• Jesus Continued
• Obedience
• Prayer
• Predestination
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
• Perseverance of the saints
• Predestination
• Sanctify
• Truth
• Wherewith
• Atonement
• Christ, Offices of
• God
• Holy Spirit

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