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 

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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.

² tn Or “received.”

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.

⁴ tn Or “truly.”

⁵ tn Or have come to know.”

⁶ tn Or “your message.”

⁷ tn Grk “because they are not of the world.”

⁸ tn Grk “just as I am not of the world.”