Johannes 17:25

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righteous: John 17:11, Isaiah 45:21, Romans 3:26

the world: John 8:19, John 8:55, John 15:21, John 16:3, Matthew 11:27, Luke 10:22, Acts 17:23, Acts 26:18, Romans 1:28, Romans 3:11, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Galatians 4:8, Galatians 4:9, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 8:11, 1 John 5:19, 1 John 5:20, Revelation 13:8

but: John 1:18, John 5:19, John 5:20, John 7:29, John 10:15

these: John 17:8, John 6:19, John 16:27, John 16:30, Matthew 16:16

Reciprocal: Psalms 79:6 - not known Jeremiah 10:25 - that know Zechariah 2:11 - thou John 1:10 - knew John 1:26 - whom John 7:28 - whom John 8:42 - for John 11:42 - that thou John 17:3 - this John 20:17 - I ascend Ephesians 1:17 - in the knowledge Ephesians 4:13 - the knowledge 1 John 1:3 - declare 1 John 3:1 - the world

Gill's Notes on the Bible

O righteous Father,.... God is righteous in all the divine persons: the Father is righteous, the Son is righteous, and the Holy Spirit is righteous: he is so in his nature; righteousness is a perfection of it; he is so in all his purposes and promises; in all his ways and works of providence and grace; in predestination, redemption, justification, pardon of sin, and eternal glory. Christ makes use of this epithet, as containing a reason why he might justly expect that all his petitions and claims, on behalf of himself and people, would be regarded:

the world hath not known thee; the unbelieving Jews, and idolatrous Gentiles, wicked men, one or another, know not God: as not the Father, so neither the Son, nor Spirit; though deity may be known by them, or that there is a God, yet they know not God in Christ, nor as the Father of Christ, or as their Father in him, nor what it is to have communion with him; nor do they know any of the things of God in a spiritual way; which shows the darkness and blindness of men by nature, the necessity of a divine illumination, and the miserable state of men without one:

but I have known thee; his nature, perfections and glory, his secret thoughts, purposes and designs, his covenant, promises and blessings, his love, grace and good will to his people, his whole mind and will; as he needs must, since he was one with him, and lay in his bosom;

and these have known that thou hast sent me; meaning his disciples and apostles, whom he distinguishes from the world; these knew the Father that sent him, and that he was sent by the Father; they knew the love of the Father in sending of him, the manner in which he was sent, and the end, man's redemption, for which he was sent; and acknowledged all this, and which laid them under an obligation to trust in him, love him, and magnify his grace; and is used by Christ as an argument with the Father to be concerned for them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hath not known thee - See the notes at John 17:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 17:25. The world hath not known thee — Has not acknowledged me. See on John 1:11-12.

And these have known — Here our Lord, returning to the disciples, speaks: 1st. Of their having received him as the Messiah; 2dly. Of his making the Father known unto them; 3dly. Of his purpose to continue to influence them by the Spirit of truth, that they might be perfectly united to God, by an indwelling Saviour for ever.