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New American Standard Bible (1995)
John 17:25
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Righteous Father, the world has not known you. However, I have known you,
O righteous Father, the world hath not knowen thee, but I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen that thou hast sent me.
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
"Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me;
Father, you are the One who is good. The world does not know you, but I know you, and these people know you sent me.
"O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has never acknowledged You [and the revelation of Your mercy], yet I have always known You; and these [believers] know [without any doubt] that You sent Me;
"O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me;
Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
Good Father, the people of this world don't know you. But I know you, and my followers know that you sent me.
Righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you, and these people have known that you sent me.
Righteous Father,—and the world has not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Father, you are the one who always does what is right. The world does not know you, but I know you, and these followers of mine know that you sent me.
O righteous Father, the worlde also hath not knowen thee, but I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen, that thou hast sent me.
O my righteous Father, the world did not know you, but I have known you; and these have known that you have sent me.
Righteous Father! The world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that you sent me.
Righteous Father, although the world does not know you, yet I have known you, and these men have come to know that you sent me.
Righteous Father, indeed the world did not know You, but I knew You; and these have known that You sent Me.
O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;
Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;
Righteous Father, the world didn't know you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.
"Righteous Father, the world has never known you. Yet I have known you, and these men have known that you sent me.John 7:29; 8:55; 15:21;">[xr]
My righteous Father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
My righteous Father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee, and these have known, that thou didst send me.
O ryghteous father, the worlde [also] hath not knowen thee: But I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen that thou hast sent me.
O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;
Righteous Father, the world didn't know you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.
Righteous Father, tho' the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
And, righteous Father, though the world has failed to recognize Thee, I have known Thee, and these have perceived that Thou didst send me.
Fadir, riytfuli the world knew thee not, but Y knew thee, and these knewen, that thou sentist me.
O righteous Father, the world didn't know you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me;
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I know you, and these men know that you sent me.
O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.
"O righteous Father, the world doesn't know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me.
Holy Father, the world has not known You. I have known You. These have known You sent Me.
"Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me.
Righteous Father! And so, the world, came not to know thee; but, I, came to know thee, and, these, came to know that, thou, didst send me forth:
Just Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee. And these have known that thou hast sent me.
O righteous Father, the world has not known thee, but I have known thee; and these know that thou hast sent me.
O ryghteous father ye very worlde hath not knowen the: but I have knowen the and these have knowen that thou hast sent me.
`Righteous Father, also the world did not know Thee, and I knew Thee, and these have known that Thou didst send me,
Righteous father, the worlde hath not knowne ye, but I haue knowne ye: and these haue knowne, that thou hast sent me.
O righteous father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Dad, you have done everything right, the world still doesn't know you, but I do. My cowboys know you too. They know that you sent me down here to save them.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
righteous: John 17:11, Isaiah 45:21, Romans 3:26
the world: John 8:19, John 8:55, John 15:21, John 16:3, Matthew 11:27, Luke 10:22, Acts 17:23, Acts 26:18, Romans 1:28, Romans 3:11, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Galatians 4:8, Galatians 4:9, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 8:11, 1 John 5:19, 1 John 5:20, Revelation 13:8
but: John 1:18, John 5:19, John 5:20, John 7:29, John 10:15
these: John 17:8, John 6:19, John 16:27, John 16:30, Matthew 16:16
Reciprocal: Psalms 79:6 - not known Jeremiah 10:25 - that know Zechariah 2:11 - thou John 1:10 - knew John 1:26 - whom John 7:28 - whom John 8:42 - for John 11:42 - that thou John 17:3 - this John 20:17 - I ascend Ephesians 1:17 - in the knowledge Ephesians 4:13 - the knowledge 1 John 1:3 - declare 1 John 3:1 - the world
Gill's Notes on the Bible
O righteous Father,.... God is righteous in all the divine persons: the Father is righteous, the Son is righteous, and the Holy Spirit is righteous: he is so in his nature; righteousness is a perfection of it; he is so in all his purposes and promises; in all his ways and works of providence and grace; in predestination, redemption, justification, pardon of sin, and eternal glory. Christ makes use of this epithet, as containing a reason why he might justly expect that all his petitions and claims, on behalf of himself and people, would be regarded:
the world hath not known thee; the unbelieving Jews, and idolatrous Gentiles, wicked men, one or another, know not God: as not the Father, so neither the Son, nor Spirit; though deity may be known by them, or that there is a God, yet they know not God in Christ, nor as the Father of Christ, or as their Father in him, nor what it is to have communion with him; nor do they know any of the things of God in a spiritual way; which shows the darkness and blindness of men by nature, the necessity of a divine illumination, and the miserable state of men without one:
but I have known thee; his nature, perfections and glory, his secret thoughts, purposes and designs, his covenant, promises and blessings, his love, grace and good will to his people, his whole mind and will; as he needs must, since he was one with him, and lay in his bosom;
and these have known that thou hast sent me; meaning his disciples and apostles, whom he distinguishes from the world; these knew the Father that sent him, and that he was sent by the Father; they knew the love of the Father in sending of him, the manner in which he was sent, and the end, man's redemption, for which he was sent; and acknowledged all this, and which laid them under an obligation to trust in him, love him, and magnify his grace; and is used by Christ as an argument with the Father to be concerned for them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Hath not known thee - See the notes at John 17:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 17:25. The world hath not known thee — Has not acknowledged me. See on John 1:11-12.
And these have known — Here our Lord, returning to the disciples, speaks: 1st. Of their having received him as the Messiah; 2dly. Of his making the Father known unto them; 3dly. Of his purpose to continue to influence them by the Spirit of truth, that they might be perfectly united to God, by an indwelling Saviour for ever.
