John 17:6 “I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world.…”

John 17:6

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue declared thy Name vnto the men which thou gauest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gauest them me, and they haue kept thy worde.

Darby Translation

I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest me out of the world. They were thine, and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy word.

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;

Bible in Basic English

I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.

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Cross references

“have manifested”

John 17:26 1 John 5:20 Exodus 3:13–15 Exodus 34:5–7 Matthew 11:25–27 2 Corinthians 4:6

John 17:26 · BSB

And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”

1 John 5:20 · BSB

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Exodus 3:13–15 · BSB

Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites 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 tell them?”

Exodus 34:5–7 · BSB

And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

Matthew 11:25–27 · BSB

At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

2 Corinthians 4:6 · BSB

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

“the men”

John 17:24 John 10:27–29 John 6:37 John 17:2 John 15:19 John 17:14

John 17:24 · BSB

Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

John 10:27–29 · BSB

My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

John 6:37 · BSB

Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

John 17:2 · BSB

For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

John 15:19 · BSB

If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

John 17:14 · BSB

I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

“thine”

Ephesians 1:4–11 Romans 8:28–30 Romans 11:2 1 Peter 1:1 John 17:10 2 Thessalonians 2:13

Ephesians 1:4–11 · BSB

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Romans 8:28–30 · BSB

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Romans 11:2 · BSB

God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:

1 Peter 1:1 · BSB

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen

John 17:10 · BSB

All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 · BSB

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

“they”

John 14:21–24 John 15:7 Psalm 119:11 Proverbs 3:1–4 Hebrews 3:6 Revelation 3:8

John 14:21–24 · BSB

Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

John 15:7 · BSB

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Psalm 119:11 · BSB

I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

Proverbs 3:1–4 · BSB

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

Hebrews 3:6 · BSB

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

Revelation 3:8 · BSB

I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

Also

John 6:39

John 6:39 · BSB

And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

7Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.

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