For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
What does John 17:8 mean?
Christ prays for those that are his. you gavest them me, as sheep to the shepherd, to be kept; as a patient to the physician, to be cured; as children to a tutor, to be taught: thus he will deliver up his charge.
Key themes
LoveFaithTruthIncarnation
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Keep this verse inside John 17:6-8 and alongside a few nearby related passages.