Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you,
Parallel translations
- WEB Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are from you,
- KJV Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
- BSB Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.
- NKJV Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.
- NASB Now they have come to know that everything which You have given Me is from You;
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Quick answer
The disciples have come to recognize that everything Jesus has is from the Father. They understand the unity between the Son and the Father.
Overview
Jesus reports to the Father that his disciples now know the divine origin of all he has given them. Their growing perception is itself a work of grace. This verse underscores John's theme that the Son does nothing apart from the Father, and that true disciples come to see Jesus' words and works as bearing the Father's own authority.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- John 7:16–17Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
- John 16:15All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you.
- John 8:28Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
- John 10:29–30My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
- John 17:10All things that are mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.
- John 12:49–50For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
- John 14:7–10If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him, and have seen him.”
- John 14:20In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
- John 16:27–30for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.
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