KJV King James Version
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.
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John 17:6
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
WEB World English Bible
I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.
ASV American Standard Version
I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I did manifest Thy name to the men whom Thou hast given to me out of the world; Thine they were, and to me Thou hast given them, and Thy word they have kept;
Surrounding context — John 17
3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
6 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.
7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘφανέρωσάG5319 · phaneroōto revealσουG4771 · suyouτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄνομαG3686 · onomanameτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώποιςG444 · anthrōposa humanοὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἔδωκάςG1325 · didōmito giveμοιG3165 · memeἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόσμου·G2889 · kosmosworldσοὶG4771 · suyouἦσανG1510 · eimito beκἀμοὶG1473 · egōI/weαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heἔδωκαςG1325 · didōmito giveκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγονG3056 · logoswordσουG4771 · suyouτετήρηκαν.G5083 · tēreōto keep: observe
Cross-references
John 17:26And 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.John 14:21-24He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.John 10:27-29My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.John 6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.Exodus 34:5-7And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.Exodus 3:13-15And Moses said unto God, Behold, [when] I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What [is] his name? what shall I say unto them?John 15:19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Ephesians 1:4-11According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:Matthew 11:25-27At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.2 Thessalonians 2:13-14But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.Proverbs 3:1-4My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:Revelation 3:8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.Hebrews 3:6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
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