John 17:3

Translations

Modern

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Traditional

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Literal

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You sent.

Latin

Hæc est autem vita æterna: ut cognoscant te, solum Deum verum, et quem misisti Jesum Christum.

Original

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English

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Notes

John 17:3

that they may know you: In the Hebrew language, "knowing" includes experience and intimacy. For Christians, this means loving God and obeying him.
whom You have sent: Jesus came from heaven and was returning (John 17:5). So he has divine authority as God's agent.

John 17:1–26

This chapter contains the longest prayer of Jesus. People often refer to it as the "high priestly prayer." The prayer shows the deepest concerns and purposes of Jesus.

This prayer concludes his last words that began at 13:31. Jesus expressed his own concerns to his Father (17:1–8). He then expressed concerns for the church and its future (17:9–26).

Theme notes and profiles

Jesus’ Final Night Jesus’ Prayers Knowing God The Glory of God

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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.
1 John 5:11–12
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
Jeremiah 9:23–24
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
John 3:17
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
John 17:25
Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
Hosea 6:3
So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
John 14:9–10
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Hebrews 8:11–12
No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.
1 John 4:6
We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
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,
John 3:34
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

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Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

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