Parallel Verses

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,

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;

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;

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.

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 want to have those whom you have given me right where I am, in order that they may see the glory which you have given me, because you loved me before the creation of the world. 25  Righteous Father, although the world did not know you, I did know you, and these men have come to know that you sent me, 26 and I made known to them your very self, and I will make you known still further, so that the love which you have shown to me may be felt in them, and I in union with them."


Cross References

John 7:29

I know Him myself, because I have come from Him, and He has sent me."

John 15:21

They will do all this to you on account of me, because they do not know Him who has sent me.

John 17:8

for I have given them the teachings that you gave me, and they have accepted them, and they have come to know in reality that I did come from you, and so they are convinced that you did send me.

John 17:11

And now I am no longer to be in the world, but they are to stay on in the world, while I am going to be with you. Holy Father, keep them by the power which you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are.

John 8:55

And yet you have not learned to know Him; but I know Him, and if I say I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you. On the other hand, I do know Him and I do follow His teaching.

John 10:15

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I am giving my own life for my sheep.

John 16:3

They will do this, because they have never come to know God nor me.

John 16:27

for the Father tenderly loves you Himself, because you now tenderly love me and now believe that I have come from the Father.

Matthew 11:27

All things have been entrusted to me by my Father, and no one but the Father perfectly knows the Son, and no one but the Son perfectly knows the Father, and the one to whom the Son chooses to make Him known.

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Luke 10:22

All things have been entrusted to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to make Him known."

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God; the only son, Deity Himself, who lies upon His Father's breast, has made him known.

John 3:17

For God sent His Son into the world, not to pass sentence on it, but that the world through Him might be saved.

John 5:19-20

So Jesus answered them: "I most solemnly say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, except as He sees the Father doing it, for whatever the Father is in the habit of doing the Son also persists in doing.

John 6:19

When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terror-stricken.

John 8:19

Then they began to say to Him, "Where 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 16:30

Now we know that you know everything and do not need that anyone should ask you questions. For this reason we believe that you have come from God."

John 17:3

Now eternal life means knowing you as the only true God and knowing Jesus your messenger as Christ.

John 17:18

Just as you have sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world, too.

John 17:21

for them all to be one, just as you, Father, are in union with me and I in union with you, for them to be in union with us, so that the world may be convinced that you have sent me.

John 17:23

I in union with them and you in union with me, so that they may be perfectly united, and the world may be sure that you sent me and that you have loved them just as you have loved me.

Acts 17:23

For as I was going here and there and looking at the things you worship, I even found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' So it is about the Being whom you are in ignorance already worshiping that I am telling you.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'

Romans 1:28

And so, as they did not approve of fully recognizing God any longer, God gave them up to minds that He did not approve, to practices that were improper;

Romans 3:11

No one understands, no one is searching for God;

Romans 3:26

yes, to demonstrate His justice at the present time, to prove that He is right Himself, and that He considers right with Himself the man who has faith in Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:21

For since in accordance with the wisdom of God the world had never in reality, by means of its wisdom, come to know God, God chose through the nonsense of the message proclaimed, to save the people who put their faith in Him.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Sober up, as is right, and stop sinning, for some of you -- to your shame I say so -- are without any true knowledge of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In their case, the god of this world has blinded the eyes of the unbelievers, to keep the glorious light of the good news of Christ, who is the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.

Galatians 4:8-9

But at that former time, as you did not know the true God, you were slaves to gods that do not really exist,

2 Thessalonians 1:8

in a flame of fire, who will take vengeance on those who do not know God, that is, those who will not listen to the good news of our Lord Jesus.

Hebrews 8:11

And each one teach his brother, saying, "Know the Lord," For all will know me, from the lowest to the highest.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, He is to be depended on, since He is just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from every wrong.

1 John 5:19-20

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

Revelation 13:8

All the inhabitants of the earth whose names, from the foundation of the world, have not been written in the slaughtered Lamb's book of life, will worship him.

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