John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Cross-reference
John 17:25 shows Jesus knowing the Father and the disciples knowing Jesus was sent, expanding the relational knowledge that defines eternal life.
In John 6:57, the living Father sent Jesus, and those who feed on Him live—illustrating how eternal life flows through Christ.
In John 7:29, Jesus says He knows the Father because He came from Him—affirming the mutual knowledge central to eternal life.
John 8:19 declares that knowing Jesus means knowing the Father, which is the essence of eternal life defined in John 17:3.
John 8:55 contrasts Jesus' knowledge of the Father with the world's ignorance, highlighting the exclusive knowledge that leads to eternal life.
John 11:42 shows Jesus praying that the crowd may believe the Father sent him — the same sending that John 17:3 ties to eternal life.
John 12:49 reveals Jesus speaking only what the Father commanded him — reinforcing his role as the sent one who gives eternal life.
John 12:50 declares the Father's commandment is eternal life — the very eternal life defined as knowing God in John 17:3.
In John 14:9, Jesus teaches that knowing Him is seeing the Father, grounding John 17:3's claim that knowing both is eternal life.
John 14:10 shows the mutual indwelling of Father and Son, explaining how knowing Jesus in John 17:3 also means knowing the Father.
In John 6:27-29, eternal life is linked to believing in the sent one—showing faith as the means to know God.
In John 5:37, the Father Himself testifies about Jesus, though unseen—connecting to the knowledge of God through the Son.
In John 5:36, Jesus' works bear witness that the Father sent Him—providing evidence for His divine mission.
In John 3:17, God sent His Son not to condemn but to save—adding purpose to the sending mentioned in John 17:3.
In John 3:34, the sent one speaks God's words and has the Spirit without measure—revealing the authority of Jesus as sent.
In John 16:3, persecution stems from not knowing the Father or Jesus — the opposite of the knowledge that gives eternal life here.
In John 14:7, Jesus says knowing him means knowing the Father — directly linking the two persons whose knowledge is eternal life here.
In John 14:6, Jesus declares he is the way, truth, and life — the exclusive path to the Father, whom to know is eternal life here.
In John 5:26, the Father grants the Son to have life in himself — the source of the eternal life that is knowing God and Jesus Christ here.
In John 10:14, Jesus says 'I know my own and my own know me' — the mutual, relational knowledge that is eternal life as defined here.
John 3:15 promises eternal life to believers in Jesus — here Jesus defines that life as personally knowing Him and the Father.
In John 4:14, Jesus offers living water that becomes a spring welling up to eternal life — the same eternal life defined here as knowing God.
John 1:26 highlights that people did not recognize Jesus — here Jesus prays that knowing Him and the Father is eternal life.
In John 7:28, Jesus says the people do not know the Father who sent him — contrasting with the knowledge of God that defines eternal life here.
John 14:26 describes the Father sending the Spirit in Jesus' name — extending the sending motif from John 17:3 to the Spirit's teaching role.
2 Corinthians 4:6 says God gives the light of the knowledge of His glory in the face of Christ — directly connecting to knowing God through Jesus as eternal life.
1 Thessalonians 1:9 speaks of turning to the 'living and true God', echoing John 17:3's description of the Father as the only true God.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 describes vengeance on those who do not know God — the opposite outcome to eternal life, contrasting knowing vs not knowing God.
Hebrews 8:11 quotes Jeremiah 31:34 about universal knowledge of God — directly parallel to John 17:3's eternal life defined as knowing God.
1 John 4:14 testifies that the Father sent the Son as Savior — directly affirming the sending that John 17:3 calls essential to eternal life.
1 John 4:15 connects confessing Jesus as Son of God with abiding in God — closely related to the knowledge of God that is eternal life.
1 John 5:11 directly states that eternal life is in God's Son, echoing John 17:3's definition of eternal life as knowing Him.
In 1 John 5:12, having the Son is directly equated with having life — the same essential connection John 17:3 makes between knowing Christ and eternal life.
1 John 5:20 restates that knowing the true God in Christ is eternal life, and calls Jesus the true God — a direct parallel to John 17:3.
Luke 9:48 repeats the teaching: receiving Jesus is receiving the Father who sent him — directly echoing John 17:3's sending and receiving.
Isaiah 48:16 prophesies the Lord God sending the speaker and His Spirit — prefiguring Jesus being sent as the source of eternal life.
Isaiah 53:11 says the servant's knowledge makes many righteous — directly paralleling that knowing God and Christ brings eternal life.
Isaiah 61:1 prophesies the anointed one sent to bring good news — fulfilled in Jesus, the sent one who gives eternal life.
Jeremiah 9:24 directly parallels John 17:3 — boasting in knowing God as the only true boast, echoing eternal life as knowledge of God.
Jeremiah 10:10 calls God 'the true God' and 'living God', directly paralleling John 17:3's phrase 'the only true God'.
Jeremiah 31:33 describes the new covenant where God writes His law on hearts, resulting in all knowing Him — parallel to eternal life as knowing God.
Jeremiah 31:34 declares that all will know the Lord without human teaching — directly parallel to John 17:3's definition of eternal life as knowing God.
Mark 9:37 teaches that receiving Jesus means receiving the Father who sent him — mirroring the sending relationship in John 17:3.
In Ephesians 3:19, knowing Christ's love that surpasses knowledge expands the content of knowing Jesus in John 17:3 to include intimate love.
In Ephesians 1:17, Paul prays for a spirit of wisdom in the knowledge of God, showing that the knowledge John 17:3 speaks of is a gift from the Father.
In Ephesians 4:13, attaining the knowledge of the Son of God is the goal of unity, paralleling John 17:3's view of knowing Jesus as eternal life.
In Philippians 3:8, Paul counts all loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus, directly echoing John 17:3's supreme value of knowing Jesus.
In Colossians 1:10, increasing in the knowledge of God is tied to a worthy walk, applying John 17:3's definition of eternal life to daily living.
In Colossians 2:2, knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, directly ties knowing Christ to knowing God, reinforcing John 17:3's dual focus.
In Colossians 3:10, this knowledge of God renews believers in the Creator's image, linking eternal life to transformative growth.
Proverbs 2:5 promises that seeking wisdom yields knowledge of God — John 17:3 equates that knowledge with eternal life.
In 1 Timothy 2:5, the one God and one mediator Christ Jesus echoes the exclusive knowledge of the only true God and His Son.
In 2 Timothy 1:1, the promise of life in Christ Jesus directly parallels eternal life as knowing Christ here.
In 2 Peter 1:3, divine power grants all things for life through knowledge of Him, expanding on the source of eternal life.
In Deuteronomy 30:20, the Lord Himself is called 'your life' — matching John 17:3's claim that knowing God is eternal life.
In James 2:19, demons believe God is one but lack saving knowledge—contrasting the life-giving knowledge here.
In 1 Samuel 2:12, Eli's sons 'did not know the LORD' and were worthless — a stark negative contrast to the knowing of God that brings eternal life in John 17:3.
In 1 John 1:3, fellowship with the Father and Son flows from proclaiming this life, sharing the same relational knowledge.
In 2 Peter 1:2, grace and peace multiply through knowledge of God and Jesus, reinforcing the same essential connection.
In 1 John 1:2, the eternal life that was with the Father is manifested in Jesus, directly linking to the life described here.
In 2 Peter 3:18, growing in the knowledge of Jesus is a continual command, building on the definition of eternal life.
Proverbs 9:10 identifies knowledge of the Holy One as insight — John 17:3 reveals that such knowledge is eternal life.
Matthew 19:16 asks what deeds earn eternal life — here Jesus defines it as a personal knowledge, not a transaction.
Matthew 11:27 declares that only the Son reveals the Father — here Jesus prays that knowing both is eternal life, echoing that exclusive revelation.
Hosea 2:20 uses betrothal imagery for knowing the Lord — here eternal life is that intimate covenant knowledge of God and Christ.
Ezekiel 39:22 promises Israel will know the Lord after His victory — here eternal life is defined as that same personal knowledge of God and His Son.
Ezekiel 20:42 ties knowing the Lord to restoration and covenant fulfillment — a precursor to the intimate knowledge that is eternal life here.
Jeremiah 9:3 describes deceit because they do not know God — John 17:3 presents knowing God as the path to eternal life.
Jeremiah 9:3 laments that God's people do not know Him — John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing God and His Son.
In Galatians 4:9, knowing God is paired with being known by God, deepening the relational dimension of John 17:3's definition of eternal life.
In 1 Corinthians 2:2, Paul resolves to know only Christ crucified, echoing the knowing of Jesus as central to eternal life in John 17:3.
In 1 Corinthians 8:6, one God and one Lord Jesus Christ mirrors the 'only true God' and 'Jesus Christ' in John 17:3, affirming the same confessional core.
Proverbs 30:3 confesses a lack of knowledge of the Holy One — John 17:3 declares that very knowledge is eternal life.
In 1 Timothy 6:16, God alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light—attributes that deepen the meaning of knowing the only true God.
In Acts 5:20, the apostles are told to speak 'all the words of this Life' — the same eternal life defined here as knowing God through Christ.
In 1 John 2:3, keeping commandments confirms that we know Him, adding practical evidence to the knowledge that is eternal life.
1 Corinthians 15:34 rebukes those with no knowledge of God — the negative side of John 17:3, showing the consequence of lacking that knowledge.
In Exodus 33:13, Moses asks to know God's ways and see His presence — an intimate knowledge similar to the knowing of God that defines eternal life in John 17:3.
Luke 10:42 commends Mary for sitting at Jesus' feet — here eternal life is that personal knowledge of Him, the 'good portion'.
2 Chronicles 15:3 describes Israel being without the true God, contrasting with John 17:3's eternal life of knowing the only true God.
In Job 22:21, 'agree with God and be at peace' implies a relational knowledge of God — similar to the intimate knowing in John 17:3, though less explicit.
In 1 John 4:7, loving others shows one knows God, connecting to the definition of eternal life as knowing God.
In 1 John 4:6, knowing God is tested by receiving apostolic teaching — a practical outworking of the knowledge that is eternal life.
In 1 John 3:23, believing in Jesus Christ is the commandment, parallel to the knowledge of Jesus that gives eternal life.
In 1 John 2:25, eternal life is the promise from God, echoing the same concept that eternal life is knowing God.
In 1 John 2:13, knowing the Father is a mark of spiritual maturity, paralleling the knowledge of God that defines eternal life here.
Daniel 11:32 shows that knowing God empowers believers to stand firm — here that same knowledge is the essence of eternal life.
1 Corinthians 8:4 affirms there is one God, echoing John 17:3's monotheistic claim that the Father is the only true God.
In Acts 17:23, Paul preaches about an unknown god — contrasting with the true God whom to know is eternal life here.
Psalm 91:14 links knowing God's name to His protection — John 17:3 makes knowledge of God the essence of eternal life.
Isaiah 19:21 prophesies that Egyptians will come to know the LORD — John 17:3 shows that knowing God is the substance of eternal life.
In 1 Timothy 6:15, God is called the 'only Sovereign,' echoing the 'only true God' in John 17:3, reinforcing His uniqueness.
Psalm 100:3 calls to know God as Creator and Shepherd — John 17:3 declares that such knowledge is eternal life.