Bible Strands
John 17:7
Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the Father during His final prayer, noting the disciples' recognition that His authority and gifts originate from the Father. He speaks of their growing awareness of His divine commission.
The words — The Greek ἔγνωκαν (egnōkan) means "they have known," indicating a completed recognition. The preposition παρὰ (para) literally means "from," emphasizing the source of what was given.
The thread — This dependence on the Father appears in John 7:16, where Jesus states His teaching comes from the Sender, and in John 16:15, which declares all the Father possesses belongs to Him. It aligns with John 8:28, which promises His crucifixion will reveal He acts only by the Father's authority.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge that Jesus' mission and the believers' faith are not self-generated but received from the Father. It directs attention away from human origin and toward divine source.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
Cross-references
- John 7:16 “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me.
- John 16:15 Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
- John 8:28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
- John 10:29 My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
- John 17:10 All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified.
- John 12:49 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
- John 14:7 If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
- John 14:20 On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
- John 16:27 For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.