John 17:23

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²¹ 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.

²² And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

²⁴ Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

²⁵ O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
KJV: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
WEB: I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one, that the world may know that you sent me and loved them, even as you loved me.
ASV: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me.
DARBY: I in them and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one [and] that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and [that] thou hast loved them as thou hast loved me.
BLB: I in them and You in Me—so that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me and loved them even as You loved Me.

ÅB: Jeg i dem, og du i meg, for at de skal være fullkommet til ett, så verden kan kjenne at du har utsendt meg og elsket dem, slik som du har elsket meg.
OTB: jeg i dem og du i meg—så de kan bli fullkomment forent. Da vil verden vite at du har sendt meg og har elsket dem slik du har elsket meg.
B1930: Jeg i dem, og du i mig, forat de skal være fullkommet til ett, så verden kan kjenne at du har utsendt mig og elsket dem, likesom du har elsket mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 17:21
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.
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John 16:27
For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
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1 John 3:1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
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1 John 4:12–16
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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John 17:26
And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
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Colossians 3:14
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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John 14:23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
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