“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
King James Version (KJV)
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.
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.
And this is life eternall, that they might know thee the onely true God, and Iesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"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