John 17:25

O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Cross-references

John 17:8 Parallel

John 17:8 records Jesus saying the disciples have come to know he came from God — directly parallel to his statement in 17:25 that they know he was sent.

John 17:3 Parallel

John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing God and Jesus sent—the positive counterpart to the world's ignorance.

John 17:11 Parallel

John 17:11 earlier asks the Father to keep them in unity – here Jesus contrasts the world's ignorance with disciples' knowledge.

John 8:19 Parallel

John 8:19 shows Jesus telling the Pharisees they don't know Him or the Father — the same ignorance of God the world displays in John 17:25.

John 16:30 Parallel

John 16:30 records disciples affirming that Jesus came from God — directly aligning with 17:25 where Jesus says they have known he was sent.

John 16:3 Parallel

John 16:3 gives the same reason for persecution: they have not known the Father or Jesus — directly linking to the world's ignorance in John 17:25.

John 15:21 Parallel

John 15:21 says the world persecutes disciples because they don't know the Father — the same root ignorance highlighted in John 17:25.

John 10:15 Parallel

John 10:15 describes mutual knowledge between Father and Son — expanding Jesus' claim in 17:25 that he knows the Father into a reciprocal relationship.

John 8:55 Parallel

John 8:55 echoes Jesus' claim 'you do not know him, I know him' — a direct parallel to the world's ignorance and Jesus' knowledge in John 17:25.

John 7:29 Parallel

John 7:29 states Jesus knows the Father because he came from him and was sent — the same claim Jesus makes about himself in 17:25.

John 5:20 Parallel

John 5:20 says the Father shows the Son everything he does — directly explaining the basis for Jesus' knowledge of the Father in 17:25.

John 7:28 Parallel

John 7:28 has Jesus say the crowd does not know the Father who sent him—a direct parallel to the world's ignorance.

John 11:42 Parallel

John 11:42 shows Jesus praying that people believe he was sent—the same purpose as the disciples' knowledge here.

John 1:10 Parallel

John 1:10 states the world did not know the Word—directly paralleling the world's ignorance of the Father here.

John 1:18 Parallel

John 1:18 reveals that Jesus, as the only God at the Father's side, makes God known — explaining how Jesus can claim to know the Father in 17:25.

John 5:19 Parallel

In John 5:19, Jesus says he only does what he sees the Father doing — showing the intimate knowledge of the Father that he claims in 17:25.

John 16:27 Parallel

John 16:27 says the Father loves disciples because they believed Jesus came from God — echoing the disciples' knowledge of Jesus' sending in 17:25.

John 8:42 Related theme

John 8:42 links not loving Jesus to not knowing God—a related expression of the world's rejection.

Romans 3:11 Parallel

Romans 3:11 declares no one understands or seeks God — the universal ignorance that John 17:25 says describes the world.

In 2 Corinthians 4:4, the cause of the world's ignorance is revealed: Satan blinds unbelievers, deepening the reason behind John 17:25's statement.

1 John 5:20 Contrast

In 1 John 5:20, believers have understanding to know God through Christ, directly contrasting the world's ignorance in John 17:25.

In 2 Thessalonians 1:8, not knowing God brings punishment, adding a judgment dimension to the world's ignorance mentioned in John 17:25.

In Hebrews 8:11, the New Covenant promises universal knowledge of God, contrasting with the world's current ignorance in John 17:25.

1 John 5:19 Parallel

In 1 John 5:19, the world's subjection to the evil one explains why they do not know God, as stated in John 17:25.

Romans 1:28 Contrast

Romans 1:28 says people suppressed knowledge of God — the willful ignorance that contrasts with Jesus' knowledge in John 17:25.

Luke 10:22 Parallel

Luke 10:22 parallels Matthew 11:27, emphasizing that only the Son knows the Father — the same exclusive knowledge Jesus asserts in John 17:25.

Matthew 11:27 reveals the exclusive mutual knowledge between Father and Son, which underlies Jesus' claim 'I know you' in John 17:25.

1 John 3:1 Parallel

1 John 3:1 says the world does not know us because it did not know God — directly parallel to Jesus' statement that the world does not know the Father.

In 1 Corinthians 1:21, the world's failure to know God through wisdom parallels the ignorance in John 17:25, but adds that God saves through preaching.

1 John 1:3 Related theme

1 John 1:3 proclaims fellowship with the Father and Son — the outcome of the knowledge Jesus mentions here, where disciples know Him and the Father.

In 1 Corinthians 15:34, Paul rebukes believers who are ignorant of God, echoing the world's ignorance in John 17:25 but calling it shameful.

Acts 26:18 Related theme

Acts 26:18 describes turning from darkness to light and receiving forgiveness — the remedy for the world's ignorance of God in John 17:25.

In Galatians 4:8, Paul reminds believers of their former ignorance of God, mirroring the world's condition in John 17:25 but now they have come to know Him.

In Galatians 4:9, the contrast between knowing God and turning back to bondage underscores the gift of knowledge Jesus speaks of in John 17:25.

Ephesians 1:17 Related theme

In Ephesians 1:17, Paul prays for a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God — echoing Jesus' own prayer that the disciples know the Father.

Ephesians 4:13 Related theme

Ephesians 4:13 speaks of attaining to the knowledge of the Son of God — the same knowing that Jesus says the disciples possess in John 17:25.

Zechariah 2:11 promises many nations will know the Lord—contrasting with Jesus' statement that the world has not known God.

Psalm 79:6 Contrast

Psalm 79:6 echoes the same fact of nations not knowing God, but as a basis for wrath—contrasting with Jesus' intercession.