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  • John 17:3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 3 This means everlasting life,+ their coming to know you,* the only true God,+ and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.+

  • John 17:3
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 3 αὕτη This δέ but ἐστιν is ἡ the αἰώνιος everlasting ζωὴ life ἵνα in order that γινώσκωσι they may be knowing σὲ you τὸν the μόνον only ἀληθινὸν true θεὸν God καὶ and ὃν whom ἀπέστειλας you sent forth Ἰησοῦν Jesus Χριστόν. Christ.

  • John 17:3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 3 This means everlasting life,+ their taking in knowledge+ of you,* the only true God,+ and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.+

  • John 17:3
    The Bible in Living English
    • 3 and this is what the eternal life is, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

  • John 17:3
    American Standard Version
    • 3 And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

  • John 17:3
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 3 And this is the age-abiding life, That they get to know thee, the only real God, And him whom thou didst send, Jesus Christ.

  • John 17:3
    King James Version
    • 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2026
    • 17:3 ijwbq article 147; w23.03 9-10; w21.04 4-5; wp21.2 10-12; lff lesson 23; it-1 438; wp17.2 6-7; w15 4/15 21; jy 280; w13 10/15 27-28; w06 10/15 5-7; w05 4/15 4-7; lr 255; w02 12/15 8; w01 8/1 10; w00 10/1 23; g99 2/8 9; kl 7-8, 170; w93 10/15 29; w92 3/1 23; gt chapter 116; w90 9/15 8; rs 411; w88 6/1 15; w86 12/1 10-11

  • John
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 17:3 w76 562-563; w75 117-118; ml 17-18; g75 1/8 28; w74 178-179; w73 329; w72 105; g72 11/8 6; w71 265-267; w71 477-478; te 188-189; w68 138; g68 2/22 27; w67 170; w65 120, 179; im 269; g65 2/22 8; w62 523, 587; wr 32; w61 80; w53 84; w51 477; w50 279; el 10; w48 187; w43 90; ci 27; w32 6; w31 60

  • John
    Research Guide
    • 17:3

      Baptism—How to Get Ready

      w23.03 pp. 9-10

      How You Can Live in a New World

      wp21 No. 2 pp. 10-12

      “Follow His Steps Closely”

      w21.04 pp. 4-5

      Baptism—A Worthwhile Goal!

      lff lesson 23 point 5

      Christ

      it-1 “Christ” par. 3

      How Can You Live Forever?

      ijwbq article 147 par. 2

      How Will You Respond to God’s Greatest Gift?

      wp17 No. 2 pp. 6-7

      How Real Is Your Relationship With Jehovah?

      w15 4/15 p. 21 par. 7

      Jesus’ Concluding Prayer in the Upper Room

      jy chap. 122

      Act in Harmony With Jesus’ Loving Prayer

      w13 10/15 pp. 27-28

      Taking in Knowledge of God—How?

      w06 10/15 pp. 5-7

      Taking in Knowledge—Now and Forever

      w05 4/15 pp. 4-7

      God’s Peaceful New World—You Can Live There

      lr chap. 48

      “Draw Close to God”

      w02 12/15 p. 8

      Can You “Distinguish Both Right and Wrong”?

      w01 8/1 p. 10 par. 13

      Buying Out Time for Reading and Study

      w00 10/1 p. 23 par. 18

      Identifying the Only True God

      g99 2/8 p. 9

      You Can Have a Happy Future!

      kl chap. 1

      Make It Your Aim to Serve God Forever

      kl chap. 18 pars. 1-2

      The Trinity—Is It Taught in the Bible?

      w93 10/15 p. 29

      ‘Taking in Knowledge of God and Jesus’

      w92 3/1 p. 23

      Preparing the Apostles for His Departure

      gt chap. 116

      Concluding Prayer in the Upper Room

      w90 9/15 p. 8

      Trinity

      rs p. 411 par. 2

      Accurate Knowledge of God and His Son Leads to Life

      w88 6/1 p. 15

      Do You Have the Mind of Christ?

      w86 12/1 pp. 10-11 pars. 2-3

  • John Study Notes—Chapter 17
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 17:3

      their coming to know you: Or “their taking in knowledge of you; their continuing to know you.” The Greek verb gi·noʹsko basically means “to know,” and here the verb is used in the present tense to express continuous action. It may denote a process of “taking in knowledge about someone; getting to know someone; becoming better acquainted with someone.” It may also include the thought of making an ongoing effort to get better acquainted with someone who is already known. In this context, it refers to a deepening personal relationship with God brought about by ever-increasing knowledge of God and Christ and a growing trust in them. Clearly, this necessitates more than knowing who a person is or knowing his name. It would also involve knowing what that person likes and dislikes and knowing his values and standards.​—1Jo 2:3; 4:8.

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