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 glorified You on earth by finishing the work that You have given Me to do. 5Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world came to be.” “I have made Your name known to the men of this world that You gave Me. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You. 8The words, which You gave Me, I have given to them. They received them and truly understood that I came from You, and they 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 with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
• John 1:18No one has ever seen God; but the one and only God, in the Father’s embrace, has made Him known.
• John 12:28Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came out of heaven, “I have glorified it, and again I will glorify it!”
• Exodus 3:13But Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to Bnei-Yisrael and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His Name?’ What should I say to them?”
• Exodus 9:16However, I have let you stand for this reason: to show you My power, and that My Name might be proclaimed throughout all the earth.
• Exodus 34:5Then Adonai descended in the cloud, stood with him there, as he called on the Name of Adonai.
• Psalms 22:22Save me from the lion’s mouth. From the horns of the wild oxen rescue me.
• Psalms 71:17God, You taught me from my youth, and I still keep declaring Your wonders.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Yeshua said in response, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants.
• Luke 10:21In that very hour, He was overjoyed in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and said, “I praise You, Father, Master of the universe, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was pleasing to You.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Messiah.
• Hebrews 2:12saying, “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers and sisters. In the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to You.”
• 1 John 5:20And we know that Ben-Elohim has come and given us insight, so that we may know Him who is true—and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Yeshua the Messiah. This One is the true God and eternal life.
• John 17:2Even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, so may He give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
• John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and anyone coming to Me I will never reject.
• 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

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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