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

24Father, you have given these people to me. I want them to be with me where I am. Then they will see how great I am. You made me great because you loved me. You loved me even before the world began. 25Father, you always do what is right. The world's people do not know you, but I know you. These disciples know that you have sent me. I have shown them what you are like. And I will continue to show them what you are like. Then they will love other people, in the same way that you love me. And I myself will 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‘You gave some people to me who were from this world. I have shown them who you are. They were yours and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your message.
• John 8:50I myself do not want people to praise me. But there is someone who wants people to praise me. He is the one who decides if I am right.
• John 15:15A servant does not know what his master is doing. So I do not call you servants any more. No, I call you my friends. This is because I have told you everything that I have heard from my Father.
• Psalms 22:22I will tell my people how great you are. I will praise you when we meet together.
• Hebrews 2:12He says this to God: ‘I will tell my brothers and sisters that you are great. When your people meet together, I will stand with them, and I will praise you with songs.’
• John 14:23Jesus replied, ‘Everyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them. And my Father and I will come to them and we will make our home with them.
• John 15:9I have loved you in the same way that the Father has loved me. Continue to live in a way that shows my love.
• Ephesians 1:6As a result, we praise him, because he is great and he has been so kind to us. He has given us so much because of his Son, whom he loves very much.
• Ephesians 2:4But God is very good and kind! He loved us very much.
• Ephesians 5:30We are like the parts of Christ's body.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16We ask our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, our Father, to help you. God has shown that he loves us very much. He has helped us to be brave and strong for all time. We continue to hope for the good things that will come. Yes, God has been very kind to us!
• John 17:23I will be in them, and you will be in me, so that they can be completely united. As a result, the world's people will know that you sent me. They will also know that you love my own people as you love me.
• John 6:56Anyone who eats my body and drinks my blood lives in me. And I live in them.
• John 14:20On that day, you will know that I am in my Father. You will know that you are in me and I am in you.
• John 15:4Continue to live in me, and I will continue to live in you. A branch cannot make fruit by itself. It can make fruit only if it continues to be part of the vine. You are like that. You cannot make fruit unless you continue to live in me.
• Romans 8:10But, if Christ lives in you, you have a new life because of his Spirit. Your body will die one day because of the power of sin. But your spirit lives because Christ has made you right with God.

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