John 17:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me.

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  • Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
  • John 17:11 : 11 And now I will be no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I come to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given to me, so that they may be one even as we are one.
  • John 10:38 : 38 But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.
  • Col 3:11-14 : 11 Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all. 12 As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things; 13 Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you: 14 And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.
  • John 17:22-23 : 22 And the glory which you have given to me I have given to them, so that they may be one even as we are one; 23 I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you.
  • 1 Cor 12:12 : 12 For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.
  • 1 Cor 12:25-27 : 25 So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another. 26 And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.
  • Acts 4:32 : 32 And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.
  • John 13:35 : 35 By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.
  • John 10:30 : 30 I and my Father are one.
  • John 17:8 : 8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:
  • Ezek 37:16-19 : 16 And you, son of man, take one stick, writing on it, For Judah and for the children of Israel who are in his company: then take another stick, writing on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the children of Israel who are in his company: 17 Then, joining them one to another, make them one stick, so that they may be one in your hand. 18 And when the children of your people say to you, Will you not make clear to us what these things have to do with us? 19 Then say to them, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel who are in his company; and I will put it on the stick of Judah and make them one stick, and they will be one in my hand.
  • Zech 14:9 : 9 And the Lord will be King over all the earth: in that day there will be one Lord and his name one.
  • Rom 12:5 : 5 So we, though we are a number of persons, are one body in Christ, and are dependent on one another;
  • 1 Cor 1:10 : 10 Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion.
  • Gal 3:28 : 28 There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 4:3-6 : 3 Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
  • 1 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride: 9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.
  • Phil 2:1-6 : 1 If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity, 2 Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind; 3 Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself; 4 Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, 6 To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;
  • 1 John 5:7 : 7 And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.
  • John 17:25 : 25 Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;
  • Acts 2:46 : 46 And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,
  • John 3:17 : 17 God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
  • John 5:23 : 23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.
  • John 10:16 : 16 And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.
  • Ezek 37:22-25 : 22 And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king over them all: and they will no longer be two nations, and will no longer be parted into two kingdoms: 23 And they will no longer make themselves unclean with their images or with their hated things or with any of their sins: but I will give them salvation from all their turning away in which they have done evil, and will make them clean; and they will be to me a people, and I will be to them a God. 24 And my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one keeper: and they will be guided by my orders and will keep my rules and do them. 25 And they will be living in the land which I gave to Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers were living; and they will go on living there, they and their children and their children's children, for ever: and David, my servant, will be their ruler for ever.
  • Zeph 3:9 : 9 For then I will give the people a clean language, so that they may all make prayer to the Lord and be his servants with one mind.
  • John 17:18 : 18 Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
  • John 14:9-9 : 9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father? 10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works. 11 Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

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  • John 17:22-26
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    22 And the glory which you have given to me I have given to them, so that they may be one even as we are one;

    23 I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you.

    24 Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

    25 Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;

    26 And I have given to them knowledge of your name, and will give it, so that the love which you have for me may be in them and I in them.

  • John 17:1-20
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    1 Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you:

    2 Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.

    3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

    4 I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.

    5 And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.

    6 I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.

    7 Now it is clear to them that whatever you have given to me comes from you:

    8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.

    9 My prayer is for them: my prayer is not for the world, but for those whom you have given to me, because they are yours

    10 (All mine are yours, and yours are mine) and I have glory in them.

    11 And now I will be no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I come to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given to me, so that they may be one even as we are one.

    12 While I was with them I kept them safe in your name which you have given to me: I took care of them and not one of them has come to destruction, but only the son of destruction, so that the Writings might come true.

    13 And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.

    14 I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

    15 My prayer is not that you will take them out of the world, but that you will keep them from the Evil One.

    16 They are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

    17 Make them holy by the true word: your word is the true word.

    18 Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

    19 And for them I make myself holy, so that they may be made truly holy.

    20 My prayer is not for them only, but for all who will have faith in me through their word;

  • John 10:30
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    30 I and my Father are one.

  • John 14:19-20
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    19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

    20 At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

  • John 14:10-11
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    10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

    11 Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

  • John 15:17
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    17 So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.

  • John 15:11-12
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    11 I have said these things to you so that I may have joy in you and so that your joy may be complete.

    12 This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you.

  • John 20:21
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    21 And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.

  • John 14:31
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    31 But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

  • John 16:27-28
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    27 For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

    28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

  • John 13:34-35
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    34 I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.

    35 By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

  • John 15:9
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    9 Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.

  • John 14:28
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    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

  • John 10:38
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    38 But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

  • John 16:15-16
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    15 Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.

    16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

  • Rom 15:6
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    6 So that with one mouth you may give glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • John 15:4
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    4 Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.

  • John 16:32
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    32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.

  • John 10:16
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    16 And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.

  • Eph 4:6
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    6 One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

  • John 6:40
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    40 This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.