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John 17:13

And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

KJV

νῦν δὲ πρὸς σὲ ἔρχομαι, καὶ ταῦτα λαλῶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἵνα ἔχωσιν τὴν χαρὰν τὴν ἐμὴν πεπληρωμένην ἐν ἑαυτοῖς.

Greek NT

Nunc autem ad te venio : et hæc loquor in mundo, ut habeant gaudium meum impletum in semetipsis.

Vulgate

But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.

ASV

And now I come to thee: and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy filled in themselves.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κόσμος
kosmos
noun · 184×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
νῦν
nun
adverb · 147×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πληρόω
pleroo
verb · 86×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
χαρά
chara
noun · 59×
ἐμός
emos
possessive_pronoun · 69×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: ἑαυτοῖς | WH/Treg/NIV: ἑαυτοῖς | RP: αὐτοῖς
  • ἑαυτοῖς — SBLGNT
  • ἑαυτοῖς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτοῖς — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2747Christian Tradition rightly calls this prayer the "priestly" prayer of Jesus. It is the prayer of our high priest, inseparable from his sacrifice, from his passing over (Passover) to the Father to whom he is wholly "consecrated."44
§2749Jesus fulfilled the work of the Father completely; his prayer, like his sacrifice, extends until the end of time. the prayer of this hour fills the end-times and carries them toward their consummation. Jesus, the Son to whom the Father has given all things, has given himself wholly back to the Father, yet expresses himself with a sovereign freedom46 by virtue of the power the F…
1. 'Messenger' of great counsel Isaiah 9:6, Septuagint, the Son of God is called, because of the other things which He taught, and principally because He announced the Father to men, as also now He says, I have manifested Your Name unto the men. For after having said, I have finished Your work, He next explains it in detail, telling what sort of work. Now the Name indeed was we…
§100Our Redeemer showed His burning love for the Church especially by praying for her to His heavenly Father. To recall but a few examples: everyone knows, Venerable Brethren, that just before the Crucifixion He prayed repeatedly for Peter,[189] for the other Apostles,[190] for all who, through the preaching of the holy Gospel would believe in Him.[191]
1. Relation of the Baptist to Elijah. The Theory of Transmigration Considered. The disciples asked Him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? Matthew 17:10 The disciples indeed who went up with Jesus remembered the traditions of the scribes concerning Elijah, that before the advent of Christ, Elijah would come and prepare for Him the souls of those who w…

Cross-references

  • 1John 1:4 — And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.
  • 2John 1:12 — Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
  • Acts 1:2 — Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
  • Gal 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
  • Heb 12:2 — Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • John 3:29 — He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
  • John 3:29 — He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
  • John 7:33 — Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
  • John 13:3 — Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
  • John 15:11 — These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
  • John 15:11 — These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
  • John 16:16 — A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
  • John 16:22 — And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
  • John 16:33 — These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
  • Mark 16:19 — So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
  • Matt 26:29 — But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.