Study it in the app“because the words that you gave me I have given them, and they received them and came to know truly that I came forth from you; and they believed that you sent me.”
becauseὅτιthe wordsτὰ ῥήματαthatἃyou gaveἔδωκάςmeμοιI have givenδέδωκαthem,αὐτοῖςandκαὶtheyαὐτοὶreceived themἔλαβονandκαὶcame to knowἔγνωσανtrulyἀληθῶςthatὅτιI came forthἐξῆλθονfromπαρὰyou;σοῦandκαὶthey believedἐπίστευσανthatὅτιyouσύsentἀπέστειλαςme.με
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmata” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōkas” appearsreceive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabon” appearsfind out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “egnōsan” appearstruly
Truly, really.
Where else “alēthōs” appearsgo out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthon” appearstrust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteusan” appearssend
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilas” appears7Now they have come to know that everything that you have given me is from you;
8 · This verse (above)
9I am asking on behalf of them; I am not asking on behalf of the world but on behalf of those whom you have given me, because they are yours;
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?
