John 17:3 KJV

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.King James Version

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The same verse in modern English

This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.John 17:3, World English Bible (WEB)

John 17:3 in the WEB, with its own quiet pause

Older words in this verse

thee, thou: you (one person)

From John 17

Before his arrest Jesus prayed not only for his friends but for all who would believe through them. Rest in this: long ago, you were already in his prayer.

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Scripture: King James Version (1769 text), from eBible.org and the CrossWire Bible Society; public domain outside the United Kingdom, and in the United Kingdom under Crown patent, administered by Cambridge University Press. About the KJV here.