Prayer for the Son

John 17:2

In 9 translations

BSB: For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.Literally all flesh
KJV: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
WEB: even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
ASV: even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.
LSV: according as You gave to Him authority over all flesh, that—all that You have given to Him—He may give to them continuous life;
YLT: according as Thou didst give to him authority over all flesh, that — all that Thou hast given to him — he may give to them life age-during;
DBY: as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that [as to] all that thou hast given to him, he should give them life eternal.
DRC: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he may give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him.
GNV: As thou hast giuen him power ouer all flesh, that he shoulde giue eternall life to all them that thou hast giuen him.

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NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus read δώσῃ (“He may give”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Byzantine text read δώσει (“will give”).

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SBLGNT: δώσῃ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δώσῃ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Robinson–Pierpont read δώσει.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός, ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ δώσῃ αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
RP2018: καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός, ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ, δώσει αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
TR-Boyd: καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός, ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ, δώσῃ αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
SCR1894: καθως εδωκας αυτω εξουσιαν πασης σαρκος ινα παν ο δεδωκας αυτω δωση αυτοις ζωην αιωνιον

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Predestination Prayer Lord’s Prayer Intercession of Christ Perseverance of the saints Life, Eternal Covenant John, Gospel of Reward of Saints, The Immortality

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Cross-references most cited first

John 10:28–29I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
John 6:39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
Daniel 7:14And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be…
Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Hebrews 2:8–9and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower…
John 17:9I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
Psalms 2:6–12“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance,…
John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
1 Corinthians 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
John 17:6I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
John 3:35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
1 John 2:25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

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