11 translations · Greek
John 17:3
This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
John 17:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
- KJV King James Version
- And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and this is the continuous life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You sent—Jesus Christ;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you sent.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send — Jesus Christ;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And this is the eternal life, that they should know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Now this is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| αὕτη | hautē | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| δέ | de | Now | G1161 δέ then |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰώνιος | aiōnios | eternal | G166 αἰώνιος eternal |
| ζωὴ | zōē | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| ἵνα | hina | that | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| γινώσκωσιν | ginōskōsin | they may know | G1097 γινώσκω to know |
| σὲ | se | You | G4771 σύ you |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μόνον | monon | only | G3441 μόνος alone |
| ἀληθινὸν | alēthinon | true | G228 ἀληθινός true |
| Θεὸν | Theon | God | G2316 θεός God |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὃν | hon | whom | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἀπέστειλας | apesteilas | You have sent | G649 ἀποστέλλω to send |
| Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| Χριστόν | Christon | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
Related verses
- 1 John 5:20
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- 1 John 5:11–12
The testimony is this, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches. But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth; for I delight in these things,” says Yahweh.
- John 3:17
For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
- John 17:25
Righteous Father, the world hasn’t known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.
- Hosea 6:3
Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”
- John 14:9–10
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’ Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.
- Hebrews 8:11–12
They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all will know me, from their least to their greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.”
- 1 John 4:6
We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn’t listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
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In context
1 Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
2 even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
3 This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
4 I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.
5 Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
Read all of John 17 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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