John 17:3

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“Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.”

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BSBPD

“Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send--Jesus Christ;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 17:3 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
  2. 2 Chronicles 15:3For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
  3. Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  4. Isaiah 48:16Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
  5. Isaiah 53:11After 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.
  6. Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
  7. Jeremiah 9:23This 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.
  8. Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
  9. Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  10. Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
  11. Mark 9:37“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
  12. Luke 9:48And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
  13. John 3:17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
  14. John 3:34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
  15. John 5:36But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
  16. John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
  17. John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
  18. John 6:57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
  19. John 7:29but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”
  20. John 8:19“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
  21. John 8:54Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
  22. John 10:36then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
  23. John 11:42I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
  24. John 12:49I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

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