John 17:21
John · New Testament · Chapter 17
“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.”John 17:21
What Does John 17:21 Mean?
John 17:21 is found in the book of John, chapter 17, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Unity, Trinity, and Community.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 17:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 133:1“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”Galatians 2:20“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”John 10:30“I and my Father are one.”1 Corinthians 6:17“But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.”1 Corinthians 12:12“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.”Ephesians 2:6“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:”Colossians 3:11“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.”John 13:35“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”2 Peter 1:17“For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”John 17:11“And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.”John 14:20“At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”Acts 4:32“And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.”John 17:3“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”John 17:23“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.”1 Corinthians 12:25“That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.”Philippians 1:27“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;”Ephesians 1:3“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:”Colossians 2:9“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”1 John 1:3“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”Ephesians 4:13“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”
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