Bible Strands
John 17:6
I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the Father in His final prayer before the crucifixion, speaking to the divine audience about those drawn from the world.
The words — Ἐφανέρωσὲ (Ephanerōsa) translates "I revealed," and ὄνομα (onoma) means "name." The text states Jesus disclosed the Father's identity to those the Father originally owned and entrusted to Him.
The thread — The pattern of divine revelation, entrusted people, and obedient response runs through John 17:26, John 14:21, and 1 John 5:20.
Why it lands — The text declares that believers originated with God, were transferred to Christ, and obeyed His message. It demands that readers recognize their divine origin, accept their placement in Christ, and demonstrate obedience to His word.
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The Greek words
King James Version
I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
Cross-references
- John 17:26 And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
- John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- John 10:27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- John 17:24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- John 6:37 Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
- Exodus 3:13 Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”
- Exodus 34:5 And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
- John 17:2 For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
- John 15:19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.