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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Joh_17:25-26
25"O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me; 26and I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."
Joh_17:25 "righteous Father" This title only appears here in the NT. It is parallel to "Holy Father" in Joh_17:11. comes from a Hebrew word for "measuring reed." God is the standard of judgement! See Special Topic at 1Jn_2:29.
▣ "the world has not known You" The world, human society organized and functioning apart from God (John's unique usage), does not know God (cf. Joh_17:25) nor His Son (cf. Joh_1:10). It is evil and wicked (cf. Joh_3:19-20; Joh_7:7).
▣ "yet I have known you" Jesus is the highest and purest source of information about God (cf. Joh_1:18; Joh_3:11).
Joh_17:26 "I have made Your name known to them" This is referring to Jesus' revelation of the Father's character and plan of redemption for mankind (cf. Joh_17:6; Joh_17:11-12; Act_2:23; Act_3:18; Act_4:28). The term "known" is used five times in Joh_17:25-26.
▣ "and will make it known" This either refers to (1) the continuing revelation of Jesus through the Spirit who clarifies His teachings or (2) the salvation (Passion Week) events about to occur. The context of the passage implies #1. Salvation involves a person and a message, a decision and a lifestyle, an initial faith and a continuing faith. It involves both the Greek connotation of "know" and the Hebrew connotation of "know."
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