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John 17:2

As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

KJV

καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός, ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ δώσῃ αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

Greek NT

sicut dedisti ei potestatem omnis carnis, ut omne, quod dedisti ei, det eis vitam æternam.

Vulgate

even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.

ASV

As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he may give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αἰώνιος
aionios
adjective · 70×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
ζωή
zoe
noun · 135×
καθώς
kathos
adverb · 181×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σάρξ
sarx
noun · 147×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Textual variants

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

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SBLGNT: δώσῃ | Treg/NIV: δώσῃ | WH/RP: δώσει
  • δώσῃSBLGNT
  • δώσῃTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • δώσειWestcott-Hort, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

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

§2750By entering into the holy name of the Lord Jesus we can accept, from within, the prayer he teaches us: "Our Father!" His priestly prayer fulfills, from within, the great petitions of the Lord's Prayer: concern for the Father's name;47 passionate zeal for his kingdom (Glory);48 The accomplishment of the will of the Father, of his plan of salvation;49 and deliverance from evil.50
§48Christ must be acknowledged Head of the Church for this reason too, that, as supernatural gifts have their fullness and perfection in Him, it is of this fullness that His Mystical Body receives. It is pointed out by many of the Fathers, that as the head of our mortal body is the seat of all the senses, while the other parts of our organism have only the sense of touch, so all t…
Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son. Calvin calls this the high priestly prayer of Christ. Jesus prays first for himself — that he might be glorified in order to glorify the Father. Then for his disciples — that they might be sanctified through the truth, God's word is truth. Then for all who will believe through their word — that they all may be one, as the Father and So…
The things said concerning Christ fall into four generic modes. For some fit Him even before the incarnation, others in the union, others after the union, and others after the resurrection. Also of those that refer to the period before the incarnation there are six modes: for some of them declare the union of nature and the identity in essence with the Father, as this, I and My…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:25 — For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
  • 1Cor 15:45 — And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
  • 1John 1:2 — (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
  • 1John 2:25 — And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
  • 1John 2:25 — And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
  • 1John 5:11 — And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
  • 1John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and
  • 1Pet 3:22 — Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
  • 1Tim 1:16 — Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
  • 2Pet 1:3 — According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
  • 2Pet 1:16 — For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
  • Acts 2:17 — And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old
  • Acts 3:15 — And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
  • Col 3:3 — For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
  • Dan 7:14 — And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingd
  • Eph 1:20 — Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
  • Gen 25:5 — And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
  • Heb 1:2 — Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
  • Heb 1:2 — Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
  • Heb 2:8 — Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
  • Isa 40:5 — And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
  • Jer 32:27 — Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
  • John 3:15 — That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
  • John 3:35 — The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
  • John 3:35 — The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
  • John 4:14 — But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
  • John 4:14 — But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
  • John 4:15 — The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
  • John 5:21 — For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
  • John 5:21 — For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
  • John 5:22 — For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
  • John 5:26 — For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
  • John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
  • John 6:37 — All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
  • John 6:37 — All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
  • John 6:39 — And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
  • John 6:40 — And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
  • John 10:28 — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
  • John 10:28 — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
  • John 10:29 — My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.