John 17:3
“And this is life eternall, that they might know thee the onely true God, and Iesus Christ whom thou hast sent.”
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John 17:3 Context
1These words spake Iesus, and lift vp his eyes to heauen, and said, Father, the houre is come, glorifie thy Sonne, that thy Sonne also may glorifie thee. 2As thou hast giuen him power ouer all flesh, that he should giue eternall life to as many as thou hast giuen him. 3And this is life eternall, that they might know thee the onely true God, and Iesus Christ whom thou hast sent. 4I haue glorified thee on the earth: I haue finished the worke which thou gauest me to doe. 5And now O Father, glorifie thou me, with thine owne selfe, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
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Other Translations for John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- King James Version
"This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, `even' Jesus Christ.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
- Basic English Bible
And this is the eternal life, that they should know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
- Darby Bible
And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
- Webster's Bible
And in this consists the Life of the Ages--in knowing Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.
- Weymouth Bible
This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
- World English Bible
And this is euerlastynge lijf, that thei knowe thee very God aloone, and whom thou hast sent, Jhesu Crist.
- Wycliffe Bible
and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send -- Jesus Christ;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Commentary for John 17:3
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Wesley's Notes for John 17:3
17:3 To know - By loving, holy faith, thee the only true God - The only cause and end of all things; not excluding the Son and the Holy Ghost, no more than the Father is excluded from being Lord, #1Cor 8:6|; but the false gods of the heathens; and Jesus Christ - As their prophet, priest, and king: this is life eternal - It is both the way to, and the essence of, everlasting happiness.
People's Bible Notes for John 17:3
Joh 17:3 This life is eternal, that they might know thee, etc. The knowledge of God as manifested in Jesus Christ is the first requisite to salvation and life eternal. They key to that knowledge is faith and love.