John 17:25
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.

New Living Translation
“O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me.

English Standard Version
O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.

Berean Study Bible
Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.

New American Standard Bible
“Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me;

NASB 1995
"O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me;

NASB 1977
“O righteous Father, although the world has not known Thee, yet I have known Thee; and these have known that Thou didst send Me;

Amplified Bible
“O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has never acknowledged You [and the revelation of Your mercy], yet I have always known You; and these [believers] know [without any doubt] that You sent Me;

Christian Standard Bible
Righteous Father, the world has not known you. However, I have known you, and they have known that you sent me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Righteous Father! The world has not known You. However, I have known You, and these have known that You sent Me.

Contemporary English Version
Good Father, the people of this world don't know you. But I know you, and my followers know that you sent me.

Good News Translation
Righteous Father! The world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that you sent me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Righteous Father, the world didn't know you. Yet, I knew you, and these [disciples] have known that you sent me.

International Standard Version
"Righteous Father, the world has never known you. Yet I have known you, and these men have known that you sent me.

NET Bible
Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I know you, and these men know that you sent me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

New King James Version
O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.

King James 2000 Bible
O righteous Father, the world has not known you: but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me.

New Heart English Bible
Righteous Father, the world hasn't known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.

World English Bible
Righteous Father, the world hasn't known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me.

American King James Version
O righteous Father, the world has not known you: but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me.

American Standard Version
O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;

A Faithful Version
Righteous Father, the world has not known You; but I have known You, and these have known that You did send Me.

Darby Bible Translation
Righteous Father, -- and the world has not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

English Revised Version
O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and these knew that thou didst send me;

Webster's Bible Translation
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
O righteous Father, the worlde also hath not knowen thee, but I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen, that thou hast sent me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
O ryghteous father, the worlde also hath not knowen thee: But I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen that thou hast sent me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Righteous father, the worlde hath not knowne ye, but I haue knowne ye: and these haue knowne, that thou hast sent me.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
O ryghteous father ye very worlde hath not knowen the: but I have knowen the and these have knowen that thou hast sent me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Righteous Father, also the world did not know You, and I knew You, and these have known that You sent Me,

Berean Literal Bible
Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You, and these have known that You sent Me.

Young's Literal Translation
'Righteous Father, also the world did not know Thee, and I knew Thee, and these have known that Thou didst send me,

Smith's Literal Translation
O just Father, the world knew thee not: but I knew thee, and these knew that thou didst send me.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Righteous Father, and the world has not known You, however I have known You, and these have known that You have sent Me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Just Father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee: and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Father most just, the world has not known you. But I have known you. And these have known that you sent me.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“My Righteous Father, although the world has not known you, I have known you, and these have known that you have sent Me.”

Lamsa Bible
O my righteous Father, the world did not know you, but I have known you; and these have known that you have sent me.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Righteous Father, though the world has not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Godbey New Testament
Righteous Father, indeed the world does not know thee, but I know thee, and they know that thou didst send me;

Haweis New Testament
Righteous Father! though the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Mace New Testament
O righteous father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

Weymouth New Testament
And, righteous Father, though the world has failed to recognize Thee, I have known Thee, and these have perceived that Thou didst send me.

Worrell New Testament
O righteous Father! and the world knew Thee not; but I knew Thee, and these knew that Thou didst send Me;

Worsley New Testament
O righteous Father, the world indeed hath not known Thee: but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent me.
















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