John 17:26

And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

Cross-references

John 17:6 Parallel

John 17:6 records Jesus saying 'I have manifested your name' — the same action Jesus refers to in 17:26 when he says 'I made known to them your name.'

John 17:23 Parallel

John 17:23 is part of the same prayer — 'I in them' and the Father's love for them. Direct parallel reinforcing Christ's indwelling and love.

John 6:56 Parallel

In John 6:56, the same mutual indwelling language appears — abiding in Christ and Christ in the believer.

John 15:15 Parallel

John 15:15 says Jesus has made known everything heard from the Father — same idea as 'I made known your name' in 17:26, with the added context of friendship.

John 14:20 Parallel

In John 14:20, Jesus promises the disciples will know the mutual indwelling — you in me and I in you.

John 14:23 Parallel

John 14:23 promises that the Father and Son will make their home with those who love Jesus — the same indwelling that Jesus prays for in 17:26: 'I in them.'

John 15:4 Parallel

In John 15:4, the vine and branches metaphor teaches the same mutual abiding — Christ in believers and believers in Christ.

John 15:9 Parallel

In John 15:9, Jesus commands abiding in His love — the same love He prays here will be in believers. Direct parallel on love indwelling.

John 1:18 Parallel

John 1:18 directly says the Son makes God known — the same revelatory work Jesus describes here.

John 5:20 Related theme

John 5:20 shows the Father's love for the Son and his revelation — echoing the love and making known in John 17:26.

John 16:27 Related theme

In John 16:27, the Father's love for believers is directly tied to their love for Jesus — the same love Jesus prays will inhabit them here.

John 8:19 Related theme

John 8:19 teaches that knowing Jesus reveals the Father — directly supports the revelation theme in John 17:26.

John 14:7 Related theme

John 14:7 declares that knowing Jesus means knowing the Father — the same revelation of the Father's name Jesus accomplishes.

John 13:1 Related theme

John 13:1 describes Jesus loving his own to the end — an expression of the love that originates from the Father.

John 7:29 Related theme

John 7:29 states Jesus knows the Father because he came from him — undergirds the intimate knowledge Jesus imparts.

In Colossians 1:27, Paul calls 'Christ in you' the mystery — the same indwelling Jesus prays for in John 17:26.

In Galatians 2:20, Paul declares Christ lives in him — a direct parallel to Jesus' prayer that He would be in believers.

In Ephesians 3:17, Paul prays that Christ may dwell in believers' hearts through faith — exactly the indwelling Jesus prays for.

1 John 4:13 Allusion

1 John 4:13 repeats the indwelling formula and explicitly attributes it to the Spirit, reinforcing the love and union Jesus prayed for.

Hebrews 2:12 quotes Psalm 22:22 as words of Christ — 'I will tell of your name to my brothers' — directly fulfilled by Jesus' statement in John 17:26.

1 John 3:24 Parallel

1 John 3:24 directly mirrors 'he in them' and ties indwelling to keeping commands and the Spirit, deepening the mutual union theme.

Psalm 22:22 Allusion

Psalm 22:22 declares 'I will tell of your name to my brothers' — exactly what Jesus says he has done in John 17:26, making it a messianic prophecy.

Romans 8:10 Parallel

In Romans 8:10, Paul says Christ is in believers, bringing life — a direct echo of Christ being in them.

2 Corinthians 13:5 Related theme

2 Corinthians 13:5 calls believers to test whether Christ is in them — directly echoing Jesus' prayer for his indwelling presence here.

Ephesians 1:17 Related theme

Ephesians 1:17 prays for knowledge of the Father through the Spirit — the same goal Jesus declares here of making the Father known.

Romans 8:39 Related theme

Romans 8:39 declares nothing can separate us from God's love in Christ — the same love Jesus prays will be in believers here.

Romans 8:29 Related theme

Romans 8:29 says believers are predestined to be conformed to Christ's image — echoing Jesus' prayer that he himself would be in them.

Luke 10:22 Parallel

Luke 10:22 restates the same mutual knowledge and revelation of the Father by the Son.

Matthew 11:27 parallels the exclusive knowledge between Father and Son that Jesus reveals to believers.

Colossians 3:11 declares Christ is all and in all, echoing Jesus' prayer that He be in believers. Both teach Christ's indwelling presence.

In 1 Corinthians 1:30, believers are said to be 'in Christ Jesus' — one side of the mutual indwelling prayed for here.