Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
But this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou didst send.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent Jesus the Messiah.
A Conservative Version
And this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only TRUE God, and Jesus Christ whom thou sent.
American Standard Version
And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And this is never ending life; that people may know you [as] the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the One whom you have sent.
Anderson New Testament
And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.
Bible in Basic English
And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
Common New Testament
And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and this is life eternal, to acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and Jesus to be the Messiah whom thou hast sent.
Darby Translation
And this is the eternal life, that they should know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
Goodspeed New Testament
And eternal life means knowing you as the only true God, and knowing Jesus your messenger as Christ.
John Wesley New Testament
And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Julia Smith Translation
And this is eternal life, that they might know thee the only true God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.
King James 2000
And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Modern King James verseion
And this is life eternal, that they might know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This is life eternal: that they might know thee, that only very God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.
Moffatt New Testament
And this is eternal life, that they know thee, the only real God, and him whom thou hast sent, even Jesus Christ.
Montgomery New Testament
And this is eternal life, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
NET Bible
Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
New Heart English Bible
This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
Noyes New Testament
And this is the everlasting life, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou didst send.
Sawyer New Testament
And this is the eternal life; that they shall know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
The Emphasized Bible
And, this, is the age-abiding life, That they get to know thee, the only real God, and him whom thou didst send, Jesus Christ.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou hast sent, Jesus, the Messiah.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the Immortal Life is this--to know thee the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent as thy Messenger.
Webster
And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
Weymouth New Testament
And in this consists the Life of the Ages--in knowing Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.
Williams New Testament
Now eternal life means knowing you as the only true God and knowing Jesus your messenger as Christ.
World English Bible
This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
Worrell New Testament
And this is the eternal life, that they know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom Thou didst send.
Worsley New Testament
and this is life eternal, to know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
Youngs Literal Translation
and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send -- Jesus Christ;
Themes
Christianity » Characteristics of » 15 an assurance of immortality
Deathless » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
Declaration » Jesus Christ declaring God the father
Disciples/apostles » Why the world hates Christ’s disciples
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
Eternal life » What is eternal life
Everlasting » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
Giving and gifts » Those that God the father gave to jesus Christ
Glory » God the father giving jesus Christ glory
Glory » Who the lord glorifies
Glory » God the father being glorified in God the son (jesus Christ)
God » Is declared to be » TRUE
Hate » Why the world hates jesus Christ and those that believe in him
Jesus Christ » What jesus Christ speaks
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ doing the will of God the father
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ existing before all things
Jesus Christ » Who jesus Christ is in
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ and God the father being in each other
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ, God the father, and the holy spirit being one
Knowledge » God the father and jesus Christ knowing each other
Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » Leads to eternal life
Life » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
Eternal life » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
Eternal life » To know God and Christ is
Losing and things lost » Who is not lost
Love » God the father and jesus Christ loving each other
Manifestation » Who jesus Christ manifested God’s name to
Power » Jesus Christ being given power
the Reward of saints » Described as » Everlasting life
Sanctification » The lord sanctifying
Spiritual » Knowledge » Leads to eternal life
The word of God » Who jesus Christ gives the word of God to
Unity » Who is united in Christ
Unity of God » Asserted by » Christ
Unity of God » The knowledge of, necessary to eternal life
Will of God » Jesus Christ doing the will of God the father
World » Why the world hates jesus Christ and those that believe in him
Topics
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Devotionals
Devotionals about John 17:3
Devotionals containing John 17:3
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 17:3
Prayers for John 17:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Prays To Be Glorified
2 as thou didst give Him authority over all flesh, in order that whatsoever thou hast given unto Him, He may give unto them eternal life. 3 But this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou didst send. 4 I glorified thee upon the earth, having finished the work that thou hast given to me that I may do it.
Cross References
1 John 5:20
But we know that the Son of God has come and has given unto us intelligence, that we know the truth. And we are in the true one, in his Son Jesus Christ; he is the true God, and eternal life.
John 3:17
For God sent not His Son into the world that He may condemn the world; but that the world through Him may be saved.
John 17:25
Righteous Father, indeed the world does not know thee, but I know thee, and they know that thou didst send me;
John 3:34
For whom God sent speaketh the words of God: for He does not give His spirit by measure.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
for they proclaim concerning what kind of reception we had unto you; and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve the true and the living God,
Mark 9:37
Whosoever may receive one of such little children in my name, receives me: and whosoever may receive me, receives not me, but Him that sent me.
Luke 9:48
and said to them, Whosoever may receive this little child in my name receives me; and whosoever may receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is least among you all, the same shall be great.
John 5:36-37
But I have a testimony greater than that of John: for the works that the Father hath given me that I may perfect them, these works which I do, testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.
John 5:44
How are you able to believe, receiving glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is with God only?
John 6:27-29
Labor not for the food that perishes, but the food that abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man gives to you: for this God the Father hath sealed.
John 6:57
As the living Father sent me, and I live through the Father; truly the one eating me, shall also live through me.
John 7:29
I know Him, because I am with Him, and He sent me.
John 8:19
Then they said to Him, Where is thy Father? Jesus responded; You know neither me nor my Father; if you knew me, you would also know my Father.
John 8:54-55
Jesus responded, If I may glorify myself, my glory is nothing: my Father is the one glorifying me; whom you say, that, He is our God;
John 10:36
whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, do you say; Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
John 11:42
I know that Thou dost always hear Me; but on account of the multitude standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that Thou didst send Me.
John 12:49-50
Because I have not spoken of Myself; but the Father Himself having sent me, gave me commandment, what I shall speak, and what I shall say.
John 14:9-10
Jesus says to Him, Am I so long time with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? The one having seen me hath seen the Father: how do you say, Show us the Father?
John 14:26
but the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and remind you of all things, which I spoke to you.
John 17:8
because the words which thou didst give me I have given unto them; and they received them, and they know truly that I came out from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.
John 17:21
that they may all be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us; that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
John 17:23
I in them, and thou in me, in order that they may be perfected into one; in order that the world may know that thou didst send me, and didst love them, as thou didst love me.
1 Corinthians 8:4
Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God except one.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak to your shame.
2 Corinthians 4:6
Because God is the one, having said; Out of the darkness the light shall shine, which shone in our hearts, to the enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
in the fire of flame, dispensing vengeance to those who know not God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus:
1 Timothy 6:15-16
which the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of the kings, and Lord of the lords, will manifest in his own due times;
Hebrews 8:11-12
And they shall no longer teach each one his neighbor, each one his brother, saying, Know ye the Lord: because all shall know me, from their small even unto the great.
1 John 4:6
We are of God: the one knowing God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
1 John 4:14-15
And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent forth his Son the Saviour of the world.
1 John 5:11-12
And this is the testimony, that God has given unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.