John 17:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

I have

Received

1 Thessalonians 4:1

And have

John 17:6

John 16:27

1 John 4:14

General references

John 8:47

John 12:49

Bible References

I have

I have given them your word, and the world hated them because they do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.

Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, who [else] could we go to? You have the message about never ending life.

Do you not believe that I am in [fellowship with] the Father, and the Father is in [fellowship with] me? The words which I say to you do not originate with me, but it is the Father, who lives in me, who does His work [in me].

He replied, "You disciples are being given an understanding of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but the crowds of people are not.

[Note: Paul here digresses from his prayer, begun in 1:15-16, to explain the circumstances of his being a prisoner on behalf of these Gentiles]. [I assume] you have heard about my commission [to minister] to you, which was given to me by God's unearned favor.

And He gave some people [the gift of being] apostles; and some people prophets; and some people evangelists; and some people pastors [i.e., elders] and teachers,

Received

The person who has accepted Jesus' testimony has confirmed this [fact], that God is truthful.

For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you: On the night the Lord Jesus was turned over [to the Jewish authorities] He took bread,

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the good news which I preached to you. You received it; you are standing firm in it;

And because of this we also thank God continually that, when you people received the message of God, which you heard from us, you did not accept it as a message from [mere] human beings, but as it truly is, the message from God, which is at work in you believers.

Finally then, brothers, we request and urge you, in [the fellowship of] the Lord, that you should live [dedicated lives] and please God. Just as you people received direction from us [on doing this], see that you [continue to] do it more and more.

And have

I have revealed your name [i.e., your power and character] to the men you gave me out of the world [i.e., the apostles]. They belonged to you, but you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.

for the Father Himself loves you [i.e., and will grant your requests without my persuasion], because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

And we [apostles] have seen and are [reliable] witnesses that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world [See 1:2; 2:2].

General references

The person who belongs to God listens to the message from God. The reason you will not listen to it is because you do not belong to God."

For I did not speak from myself [i.e., on my own authority], but the Father Himself, who sent me, has ordered me what to say and speak.