John 17:25
“O righteous Father, the world hath not knowen thee, but I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen that thou hast sent me.”
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John 17:25 Context
23I in them, and thou in mee, that they may bee made perfect in one, and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loued them, as thou hast loued me. 24Father, I will that they also whom thou hast giuen me, be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast giuen mee: for thou louedst mee before the foundation of the world. 25O righteous Father, the world hath not knowen thee, but I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen that thou hast sent me. 26And I haue declared vnto them thy Name, and will declare it: that the loue wherewith thou hast loued mee, may be in them, and I in them.
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Other Translations for John 17:25
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
- King James Version
"O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;
- Basic English Bible
Righteous Father, -- and the world has not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
- Darby Bible
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
- Webster's Bible
And, righteous Father, though the world has failed to recognize Thee, I have known Thee, and these have perceived that Thou didst send me.
- Weymouth Bible
Righteous Father, the world hasn't known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.
- World English Bible
Fadir, riytfuli the world knew thee not, but Y knew thee, and these knewen, that thou sentist me.
- Wycliffe Bible
`Righteous Father, also the world did not know Thee, and I knew Thee, and these have known that Thou didst send me,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for John 17:25
17:25 Righteous Father - The admission of believers to God through Christ, flows even from the justice of God.