John 17:25

John 17:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
• New International Version (NIV)“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.

Context of John 17:25

23I in them and you in me – that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me. 24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world. Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I know you, and these men know that you sent me. 26I made known your name to them, and I 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 17:25 word by word

πάτερ δίκαιε, καὶ ὁ κόσμος σε οὐκ ἔγνω, ἐγὼ δέ σε ἔγνων, καὶ οὗτοι ἔγνωσαν ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• hathγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• notοὐou · noG3756
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• butδέde · thenG1161
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• hast sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649

Cross-references for John 17:25

• John 17:11I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.
• Isaiah 45:21Tell me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with one another! Who predicted this in the past? Who announced it beforehand? Was it not I, the Lord? I have no peer, there is no God but me, a God who vindicates and delivers; there is none but me.
• Romans 3:26This was also to demonstrate his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.
• John 8:19Then they began asking him, “Who is your father?” Jesus answered, “You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”
• John 15:21But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
• John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
• Matthew 11:27All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.
• Luke 10:22All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.”
• Acts 17:23For as I went around and observed closely your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: ‘To an unknown god.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
• Romans 1:28And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.
• Romans 3:11there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.
• 1 Corinthians 1:21For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God – I say this to your shame!
• 2 Corinthians 4:4among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
• Galatians 4:8Formerly when you did not know God, you were enslaved to beings that by nature are not gods at all.

Commentaries on John 17:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The world hath not known thee - Has not acknowledged me. See on John 1:11, John 1:12; (note). And these have known - Here our Lord, returning to the disciples, speaks: 1st. Of their having received him as the Messiah; 2dly. Of his making the Father known unto them; 3dly. Of his purpose to continue to influence them by the Spirit of truth, that they might be perfectly united to God, by an indwelling Savior for ever.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Hath not known thee - See the notes at John 17:3.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. 1-26This chapter contains the longest prayer of Jesus. People often refer to it as the "high priestly prayer." The prayer shows the deepest concerns and purposes of Jesus. This prayer concludes his last words that began at 13:31. Jesus expressed his own concerns to his Father (17:1–8). He then expressed concerns for the church and its future (17:9–26).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