John 17:23
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.”
ἀγαπάω
Not the love of emotion or feeling — this is the love of will and choice. God did not love the world because it was loveable. He loved it because that is who He is. Agapao is love that gives everything without expecting anything back.
ἵνα
so that
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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γινώσκω
may know
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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τελειόω
Finish
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τελειόω
to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character)
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εἰμί
they may be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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