Parallel Verses

Amplified

“O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has never acknowledged You [and the revelation of Your mercy], yet I have always known You; and these [believers] know [without any doubt] that You sent Me;

New American Standard Bible

“O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me;

King James Version

O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Holman Bible

Righteous Father!
The world has not known You.
However, I have known You,
and these have known that You sent Me.

International Standard Version

"Righteous Father, the world has never known you. Yet I have known you, and these men have known that you sent me.

A Conservative Version

And righteous Father, the world does not know thee, but I know thee, and these know that thou sent me.

American Standard Version

O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;

An Understandable Version

Righteous Father, the world does not know you but I know you, and these men know that you sent me.

Anderson New Testament

Righteous Father, though the world has not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Bible in Basic English

Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;

Common New Testament

O righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you; and these know that you sent me.

Daniel Mace New Testament

O righteous father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Darby Translation

Righteous Father, and the world has not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Godbey New Testament

Righteous Father, indeed the world does not know thee, but I know thee, and they know that thou didst send me;

Goodspeed New Testament

Righteous Father, though the world did not know you, I knew you, and these men knew that you had sent me.

John Wesley New Testament

Righteous Father, tho' the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Julia Smith Translation

O just Father, the world knew thee not: but I knew thee, and these knew that thou didst send me.

King James 2000

O righteous Father, the world has not known you: but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Righteous Father, although the world does not know you, yet I have known you, and these [men] have come to know that you sent me.

Modern King James verseion

O righteous Father, indeed the world has not known You; but I have known You, and these have known that You have sent me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O righteous father, the very world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Moffatt New Testament

O just Father, though the world has not known thee, I have known thee, and they have known that thou hast sent me;

Montgomery New Testament

O righteous Father, though the world knew thee not, I have known thee, and these have known that though didst send me.

NET Bible

Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I know you, and these men know that you sent me.

New Heart English Bible

Righteous Father, the world hasn't known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.

Noyes New Testament

Righteous Father! and yet the world knew thee not! but I knew thee, and these knew that thou didst send me.

Sawyer New Testament

and, righteous Father, the world has not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou didst send me.

The Emphasized Bible

Righteous Father! And so, the world, came not to know thee; but, I, came to know thee, and, these, came to know that, thou, didst send me forth:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Righteous Father! though the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Twentieth Century New Testament

O righteous Father, though the world did not know thee, I knew thee; and these men knew that thou has sent me as thy Messenger.

Webster

O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Weymouth New Testament

And, righteous Father, though the world has failed to recognize Thee, I have known Thee, and these have perceived that Thou didst send me.

Williams New Testament

Righteous Father, although the world did not know you, I did know you, and these men have come to know that you sent me,

World English Bible

Righteous Father, the world hasn't known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.

Worrell New Testament

O righteous Father! and the world knew Thee not; but I knew Thee, and these knew that Thou didst send Me;

Worsley New Testament

O righteous Father, the world indeed hath not known Thee: but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent me.

Youngs Literal Translation

'Righteous Father, also the world did not know Thee, and I knew Thee, and these have known that Thou didst send me,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δίκαιος 
Dikaios 
Usage: 57

πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

the world
κόσμος 
Kosmos 
Usage: 109

γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147

σέ 
Se 
σέ 
Se 
thee, thou, thy house, not tr
thee, thou, thy house, not tr
Usage: 110
Usage: 110

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147
Usage: 147

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

thou
σύ 
Su 
thou
Usage: 132

ἀποστέλλω 
Apostello 
Usage: 73

Context Readings

Jesus Prays For The Unity Of Believers

24 Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given to Me [as Your gift to Me], may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 “O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has never acknowledged You [and the revelation of Your mercy], yet I have always known You; and these [believers] know [without any doubt] that You sent Me; 26 and I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them [overwhelming their heart], and I [may be] in them.”


Cross References

John 7:29

I know Him Myself because I am from Him [I came from His very presence] and it was He [personally] who sent Me.”

John 15:21

But they will do all these [hurtful] things to you for My name’s sake [because you bear My name and are identified with Me], for they do not know the One who sent Me.

John 17:8

For the words which You gave Me I have given them; and they received and accepted them and truly understood [with confident assurance] that I came from You [from Your presence], and they believed [without any doubt] that You sent Me.

John 17:11

I am no longer in the world; yet they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, so that they may be one just as We are.

John 8:55

Yet you do not know Him, but I know Him fully. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him and keep His word.

John 10:15

even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father—and I lay down My [very own] life [sacrificing it] for the benefit of the sheep.

John 16:3

And they will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

John 16:27

for the Father Himself [tenderly] loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from the Father.

Isaiah 45:21


“Declare and present your defense of idols;
Indeed, let them consult together.
Who announced this [rise of Cyrus and his conquests] long before it happened?
Who declared it long ago?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other God besides Me,
A [consistently and uncompromisingly] just and righteous God and a Savior;
There is none except Me.

Matthew 11:27

All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Son except the Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son [deliberately] wills to reveal Him.

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.”

Luke 10:22

All things have been transferred and turned over to Me by My Father and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him.”

John 1:18

No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].

John 3:17

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but that the world might be saved through Him.

John 5:19-20

So Jesus answered them by saying, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself [of His own accord], unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever things the Father does, the Son [in His turn] also does in the same way.

John 6:19

Then, when they had rowed three or four miles [and were near the center of the sea], they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat; and they were [terribly] frightened.

John 8:19

Then the Pharisees said to Him, “Where is this Father of Yours?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”

John 16:30

Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; because of this we believe [without any doubt] that you came from God.”

John 17:3

Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus [as the] Christ whom You have sent.

John 17:18

Just as You commissioned and sent Me into the world, I also have commissioned and sent them (believers) into the world.

John 17:21

that they all may be one; just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe [without any doubt] that You sent Me.

John 17:23

I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected and completed into one, so that the world may know [without any doubt] that You sent Me, and [that You] have loved them, just as You have loved Me.

Acts 17:23

Now as I was going along and carefully looking at your objects of worship, I came to an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you already worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

Acts 26:18

to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,

Romans 3:11


There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God.

Romans 3:26

It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior].

1 Corinthians 1:21

For since the world through all its [earthly] wisdom failed to recognize God, God in His wisdom was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached [regarding salvation] to save those who believe [in Christ and welcome Him as Savior].

1 Corinthians 15:34

Be sober-minded [be sensible, wake up from your spiritual stupor] as you ought, and stop sinning; for some [of you] have no knowledge of God [you are disgracefully ignorant of Him, and ignore His truths]. I say this to your shame.

2 Corinthians 4:4

among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Galatians 4:8-9

But at that time, when you did not know [the true] God and were unacquainted with Him, you [Gentiles] were slaves to those [pagan] things which by [their very] nature were not and could not be gods at all.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].

Hebrews 8:11


And it will not be [necessary] for each one to teach his fellow citizen,
Or each one his brother, saying, ‘Know [by experience, have knowledge of] the Lord,’
For all will know [Me by experience and have knowledge of] Me,
From the least to the greatest of them.

1 John 1:9

If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].

1 John 5:19-20

We know [for a fact] that we are of God, and the whole world [around us] lies in the power of the evil one [opposing God and His precepts].

Revelation 13:8

All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice].

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