John 17:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

New Living Translation
for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.

English Standard Version
For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.

Berean Study Bible
For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

New American Standard Bible
for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

NASB 1995
for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

NASB 1977
for the words which Thou gavest Me I have given to them; and they received them, and truly understood that I came forth from Thee, and they believed that Thou didst send Me.

Amplified Bible
For the words which You gave Me I have given them; and they received and accepted them and truly understood [with confident assurance] that I came from You [from Your presence], and they believed [without any doubt] that You sent Me.

Christian Standard Bible
because I have given them the words you gave me. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because the words that You gave Me, I have given them. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from You. They have believed that You sent Me.

Contemporary English Version
I told my followers what you told me, and they accepted it. They know I came from you, and they believe you are the one who sent me.

Good News Translation
I gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they know that it is true that I came from you, and they believe that you sent me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because I gave them the message that you gave me. They have accepted this message, and they know for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

International Standard Version
because the words that you gave me I passed on to them. They have received them and know for sure that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

NET Bible
because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.

King James 2000 Bible
For I have given unto them the words which you gave me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from you, and they have believed that you did send me.

New Heart English Bible
for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

World English Bible
for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

American King James Version
For I have given to them the words which you gave me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from you, and they have believed that you did send me.

American Standard Version
for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them; and they received them , and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.

A Faithful Version
For I have given them the words that You gave to Me; and they have received them and truly have known that I came from You; and they have believed that You did send Me.

Darby Bible Translation
for the words which thou hast given me I have given them, and they have received [them], and have known truly that I came out from thee, and have believed that thou sentest me.

English Revised Version
for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them; and they received them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.

Webster's Bible Translation
For I have given to them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For I haue giuen vnto them the wordes which thou gauest me, and they haue receiued them, and haue knowen surely that I came out from thee, & haue beleeued that thou hast sent me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For I haue geuen vnto them ye wordes which thou gauest me, and they haue receaued them, and haue knowe surely that I came out from thee, & they haue beleued, that thou dyddest sende me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For ye wordes which thou gauest me, haue I geue vnto them, and they haue receaued them, & knowne of a trueth, that I am come forth from the, and haue beleued, that thou hast sent me.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For I have geven vnto them the wordes which thou gavest me and they have receaved them and knowe surely that I came out from the: and doo beleve that thou dyddest send me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
because the sayings that You have given to Me, I have given to them, and they themselves received, and have known truly, that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Berean Literal Bible
For the words that You have given Me I have given them, and they received them, and knew truly that I came forth from You; and they believed that You sent Me.

Young's Literal Translation
because the sayings that Thou hast given to me, I have given to them, and they themselves received, and have known truly, that from Thee I came forth, and they did believe that Thou didst send me.

Smith's Literal Translation
For the words which thou hast given me, I have given them and they received, and knew in truth that I came out from thee, and they believed that thou sentest me.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Because the sayings that You have given Me, I have given them and they received them, and knew truly that I came out from You; and they believed that You sent Me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because the words which thou gavest me, I have given to them; and they have received them, and have known in very deed that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For I have given them the words that you gave to me. And they have accepted these words, and they have truly understood that I went forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“For the words that you gave me I have given them, and they have received them and known truly that I have proceeded from unity with you.”

Lamsa Bible
For the words which you gave me I gave them; and they accepted them, and have known truly that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for the words which thou gavest me I have given them; and they have received them, and they know surely that I came forth from thee, and they believe that thou didst send me.

Godbey New Testament
because the words which thou didst give me I have given unto them; and they received them, and they know truly that I came out from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.

Haweis New Testament
For the declarations which thou gavest to me I have delivered to them; and they have received them, and have known assuredly that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou hast sent me.

Mace New Testament
for I have given to them the instructions which you gave me; and they have received them; and have sincerely believ'd that I came from thee, and are persuaded that thou didst send me.

Weymouth New Testament
For the truths which Thou didst teach me I have taught them. And they have received them, and have known for certain that I came out from Thy presence, and have believed that Thou didst send me.

Worrell New Testament
because the words which Thou gavest Me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew truly that I came forth from Thee, and believed that Thou didst send Me.

Worsley New Testament
for the instructions, which Thou gavest me, I have given to them: and they have received them, and have known of a truth that I came from Thee, and have believed that thou hast sent me.
















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