Bible Strands
John 17:18
As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks these words in His high priestly prayer, addressing the Father immediately after requesting the disciples' sanctification by the truth.
The words — The term καθὼς (kathōs) literally means "even as" and establishes the verse's structural parallel, while κἀγώ (kagō) literally means "I myself also" and marks Jesus' personal agency in the mission.
The thread — This sending pattern repeats in John 20:21 after the resurrection and aligns with the Father's commission of Jesus in John 17:3.
Why it lands — The text states that the disciples' mission directly mirrors Jesus' own commission into the world, requiring them to continue His work under the Father's authority.
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The Greek words
King James Version
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
Cross-references
- John 20:21 Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
- John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
- John 4:38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
- Ephesians 3:7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
- Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Matthew 23:34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
- John 17:8 For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
- John 17:21 that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.