John 17:8

17:8 because I have given them the words you have given me. They ¹  accepted ²  them ³  and really ⁴  understand ⁵  that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

John 17:14

17:14 I have given them your word, ⁶  and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, ⁷  just as I do not belong to the world. ⁸ 

[17:8]  ¹ tn Grk And they.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.

[17:8]  ² tn Or “received.”

[17:8]  ³ tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[17:8]  ⁴ tn Or “truly.”

[17:8]  ⁵ tn Or have come to know.”

[17:14]  ⁶ tn Or “your message.”

[17:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “because they are not of the world.”

[17:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “just as I am not of the world.”