John 17:8,17
John 17:6-12 The Message (MSG)
I spelled out your character in detail To the men and women you gave me. They were yours in the first place; Then you gave them to me, And they have now done what you said. They know now, beyond the shadow of a doubt, That everything you gave me is firsthand from you, For the message you gave me, I gave them; And they took it, and were convinced That I came from you. They believed that you sent me. I pray for them. I’m not praying for the God-rejecting world But for those you gave me, For they are yours by right. Everything mine is yours, and yours mine, And my life is on display in them. For I’m no longer going to be visible in the world; They’ll continue in the world While I return to you. Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life That you conferred as a gift through me, So they can be one heart and mind As we are one heart and mind. As long as I was with them, I guarded them In the pursuit of the life you gave through me; I even posted a lookout. And not one of them got away, Except for the rebel bent on destruction (the exception that proved the rule of Scripture). * * *
John 17:13-19 The Message (MSG)
Now I’m returning to you. I’m saying these things in the world’s hearing So my people can experience My joy completed in them. I gave them your word; The godless world hated them because of it, Because they didn’t join the world’s ways, Just as I didn’t join the world’s ways. I’m not asking that you take them out of the world But that you guard them from the Evil One. They are no more defined by the world Than I am defined by the world. Make them holy—consecrated—with the truth; Your word is consecrating truth. In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world. I’m consecrating myself for their sakes So they’ll be truth-consecrated in their mission. * * *
John 17:8 King James Version (KJV)
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.
John 17:17 King James Version (KJV)
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
John 17:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
John 17:8 New Century Version (NCV)
I gave them the teachings you gave me, and they accepted them. They knew that I truly came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
John 17:17 New Century Version (NCV)
Make them ready for your service through your truth; your teaching is truth.
John 17:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them; and they received them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.
John 17:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:8 New International Version (NIV)
For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
John 17:17 New International Version (NIV)
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
John 17:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.
John 17:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
John 17:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For the words which You gave Me I have given them; and they received and accepted them and truly understood [with confident assurance] that I came from You [from Your presence], and they believed [without any doubt] that You sent Me.
John 17:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Sanctify them in the truth [set them apart for Your purposes, make them holy]; Your word is truth.
John 17:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.
John 17:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
John 17:8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And the very words you gave to me to speak I have passed on to them. They have received your words and carry them in their hearts. They are convinced that I have come from your presence, and they have fully believed that you sent me to represent you.
John 17:17 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Your Word is truth! So make them holy by the truth.