Now they know (νυν εγνωκαν). Perfect active indicative third plural like τετηρηκαν above. They have come to know, not as fully as …

They have known. They have been taught that and have believed it.

Have given me. This refers, undoubtedly, to the…

Now they have known . . .—Better, Now they do know. The word means “They have come to know, and do know.” (Compa…

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…

St. John Chrysostom: Having said, I have finished My work, He shows what kind of work it was, namely, that He should …

The disciples have been given to Jesus by the Father. The gift was irrevocable and the Father was able to guarantee it. Jesus has no doubt of the f…

Now they have known. Here our Lord expresses what is the chief part in faith, which consists in our believing in Christ in such a manner, …

Now they have known
The Syriac version reads it (tedy) , "I have known"; and so the Pers…

Christ prays for those who are His. You gave them to Me, as sheep to the shepherd, to be kept; as a patient to the physician, to be cured; as child…

1. Above, our Lord prayed for Himself; here He prays for the company of His apostles.

   First, He states His reasons for praying. Secon…