• John 17:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 6 ᾿Εφανέρωσά I manifested σου of you τὸ the ὄνομα name τοῖς to the ἀνθρώποις men οὓς whom ἔδωκάς you gave μοι to me ἐκ out of τοῦ the κόσμου. world. σοὶ To you ἦσαν they were κἀμοὶ and to me αὐτοὺς them ἔδωκας, you gave, καὶ and τὸν the λόγον word σου of you τετήρηκαν. they have observed.

  • John 17:6
    King James Version

    • 6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

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

    • 17:6

      I have made your name manifest: Jesus’ followers already knew and used God’s name. They saw and read it in the Hebrew Scripture scrolls available in their synagogues. They also saw and read it in the Septuagint​—a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, which was used in teaching. (See App. A5 and C.) In the Bible, the term “name” at times also stands for the person himself, his reputation, and all that he declares himself to be. (See study note on Mt 6:9; compare Re 3:4, ftn.) Jesus made known God’s name not just by using it but by revealing the Person behind the name​—His purposes, activities, and qualities. As the one who had been “at the Father’s side,” Jesus could explain the Father in a way that no one else could. (Joh 1:18; Mt 11:27) God’s “name” thus took on greater meaning to Jesus’ early followers.

      world: In this context, the Greek word koʹsmos apparently refers to the world of mankind alienated from God and separate from the true followers of Christ, his congregation.​—See study note on Joh 15:19.

      observed: Or “obeyed; kept.” As used in this context, the Greek word te·reʹo has also been defined “to persist in obedience; to pay attention to.”