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for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from you, and they believed that you sent me.
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God's Words, Not Man's
Commentators overwhelmingly highlight that Jesus emphasizes His words are not His own but are given directly from the Father. Spurgeon notes that Jesus makes no boast of being an 'original thinker,' but a faithful messenger. This establishes that Christian faith is not built on human philosophy but on divine revelation, underscoring the authority and preciousness of every word Christ spoke.
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John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The words. The doctrines. Christ often represented himself as instructed and sent to teach certain great truths to people. Those …
The words (τα ρηματα). Plural, each word of God, as in 3:34, and of Christ (5:47; 6:63,68), while the singular (τον λογον σου) in …
19th Century
Anglican
For I have given to them the words which you gave me.—Our Lord explains in this verse how the disciples attained to the k…
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Baptist
For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and th…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
And they have received them. He expresses the manner of this knowledge. It is because they have received the doctrine which he taught them…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I have given unto them the words Not commands, but doctrines; and these not the doctrines of men; nor any of the…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, our Lord prayed for Himself; here He prays for the company of His apostles.
First, He states His reasons for praying. Secon…
