Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. New Living Translation And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. English Standard Version And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. Berean Standard Bible Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. Berean Literal Bible Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. King James Bible And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. New King James Version And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. New American Standard Bible And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. NASB 1995 “This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. NASB 1977 “And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. Legacy Standard Bible And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. Amplified Bible Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus [as the] Christ whom You have sent. Christian Standard Bible This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent —Jesus Christ. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and the One You have sent—Jesus Christ. American Standard Version And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ. Contemporary English Version Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent. English Revised Version And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. Good News Translation And eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you sent. International Standard Version And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent—Jesus the Messiah. Majority Standard Bible Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. NET Bible Now this is eternal life--that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. New Heart English Bible This is everlasting life, that they may know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. Webster's Bible Translation And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. Weymouth New Testament And in this consists the Life of the Ages--in knowing Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. World English Bible This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand this is the continuous life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You sent—Jesus Christ; Berean Literal Bible Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. Young's Literal Translation and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send -- Jesus Christ; Smith's Literal Translation And this is eternal life, that they might know thee the only true God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow this is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Catholic Public Domain Version And this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. New American Bible Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ. New Revised Standard Version And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd this is life eternal, that they might know you, that you are the only true God, even the one who sent Jesus Christ. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “But these things are eternal life: 'They shall know you, for you alone are The God of Truth, and Yeshua The Messiah whom you have sent.' “ NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament and this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou hast sent, Jesus, the Messiah. Mace New Testament and this is life eternal, to acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and Jesus to be the Messiah whom thou hast sent. Weymouth New Testament And in this consists the Life of the Ages--in knowing Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Prayer for the Son…2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him. 3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only TRUE God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. 4I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.… Cross References John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 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. 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. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. Philippians 3:8-10 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ / and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith. / I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, 1 John 1:2-3 And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. / We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. 1 Timothy 2:3-4 This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, / who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Peter 1:2-3 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. / His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. Matthew 11:27 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. Isaiah 53:11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. John 5:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. John 6:40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” John 14:6-7 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. / If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Treasury of Scripture And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. this. John 17:25 John 8:19,54,55 1 Chronicles 28:9 the only. John 14:9,10 2 Chronicles 15:3 Jeremiah 10:10 and Jesus. John 3:17,34 John 5:36,37 John 6:27-29,57 Jump to Previous Age-During Ages Christ Consists Eternal Jesus Life True.Jump to Next Age-During Ages Christ Consists Eternal Jesus Life True.John 17 1. Jesus prays to his Father.Now this is eternal life This phrase introduces a profound truth about the nature of eternal life. In the Greek, "eternal life" is "zōē aiōnios," which signifies not just an unending duration but a quality of life that is deeply connected to God. Eternal life is not merely about living forever; it is about living in a relationship with God that begins now and continues into eternity. This life is characterized by a deep, personal, and transformative relationship with the Creator. that they may know You the only true God and Jesus Christ whom You have sent (1) that this is a unique moment in his career, and unique expressions may be anticipated; (2) that it was calculated to strengthen his disciples, to allow them to hear once from his own lips the solemn claim to Messiahship (see Godet); (3) that John himself at once adopted it as his own (Acts 3:6, 20; 1 John 1:3; 1 John 2:1, 22; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 4:2, 3; 1 John 5:1-20; Revelation 1:1, 2, 5); moreover, . . . Greek Nowδέ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. this αὕτη (hautē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. eternal αἰώνιος (aiōnios) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 166: From aion; perpetual. life, ζωὴ (zōē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. they may know γινώσκωσιν (ginōskōsin) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. You, σὲ (se) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. only μόνον (monon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3441: Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere. TRUE ἀληθινὸν (alēthinon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 228: True (lit: made of truth), real, genuine. From alethes; truthful. God, Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. Jesus Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ, Χριστόν (Christon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. whom ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. You have sent. ἀπέστειλας (apesteilas) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. Links John 17:3 NIVJohn 17:3 NLT John 17:3 ESV John 17:3 NASB John 17:3 KJV John 17:3 BibleApps.com John 17:3 Biblia Paralela John 17:3 Chinese Bible John 17:3 French Bible John 17:3 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 17:3 This is eternal life that they should (Jhn Jo Jn) |