John 17:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.”

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BSBPD

“that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“that they all may be one, as Thou Father <FI>art<Fi> in me, and I in Thee; that they also in us may be one, that the world may believe that Thou didst send me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 17:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
  2. Ezekiel 37:16“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’
  3. Ezekiel 37:22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.
  4. Zephaniah 3:9For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
  5. Zechariah 14:9On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
  6. Mark 3:24If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
  7. John 3:17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
  8. John 5:23so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
  9. John 10:16I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
  10. John 10:30I and the Father are one.”
  11. John 10:38But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
  12. John 13:32If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.
  13. John 13:35By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
  14. John 14:9Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
  15. John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  16. John 17:8For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
  17. John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  18. John 17:18As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world.
  19. John 17:22I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—
  20. John 17:25Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
  21. Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
  22. Acts 4:32The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
  23. Romans 12:5so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
  24. 1 Corinthians 1:10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.

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