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thatἵναthey may allπάντεςbeὦσινone,ἓνjust asκαθὼςyou,σύFather,πάτερareinἐνmeἐμοὶand Iκἀγὼinἐνyou,σοίthatἵναtheyαὐτοὶalsoκαὶmay beὦσινinἐνus,ἡμῖνso thatἵναthe worldὁ κόσμοςmay believeπιστεύῃthatὅτιyouσύsentἀπέστειλαςme.με
John 17:21
Study it in the app“that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you sent me.”
Jesus also prays for those who would believe through the disciples' wordPrayerJesus asks that all who believe be one, as he and the Father areThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
John 17:21, word by word
- beὦσινōsin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōsin” appears- oneἓνhen
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appears- Fatherπάτερpater
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “pater” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- the worldκόσμοςkosmos
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmos” appears- may believeπιστεύῃpisteuēi
believe
To believe something is true.
Where else “pisteuēi” appears- sentἀπέστειλαςapesteilas
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilas” appears
The context
20But I do not ask on behalf of these only, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word,
21 · This verse (above)
22And I have given them the glory that you have given me, that they may be one just as we are one:
To study John 17 in a group
1. What it says
In his prayer, what does Jesus say eternal life is, and for whom does he pray? (vv. 3, 9, 20)
2. What it means
Jesus asks that all his own be one, as the Father and he are one (vv. 21-23). What does he say the world will know when that happens?
3. How I live it
Jesus prays for those who would believe through his disciples' word (v. 20). Whom could you pray for today with the same tenderness?