John 17:3 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send -- Jesus Christ;
English ASV
And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
English Amplified
And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent — Jesus Christ.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And this is the eternal life, that they should know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
English EASY 2024
What does it mean for people to live with you for ever? It means that they know you, the one who is the only true God. They also know me, Jesus Christ, the one that you have sent.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
And this is eternal life: that people can know you, the only true God, and that they can know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
And eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
English God's Word - GW 1995
This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and the One You have sent-- Jesus Christ.
English KJV 1611
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
English LSB
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Now this is eternal life — that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"And what is eternal life? It is knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
English NIV
Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
English NKJ 1982
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
English NLT
And this is the way to have eternal life--to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Eternal life means to know and experience you as the only true God, and to know and experience Jesus Christ, as the Son whom you have sent.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
And this is the way to have eternal life—by knowing you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth!
English Tyndale 1537
This is life eternal(everlasting) that they might know thee that only very God:(that thou onely art the true God) and whom thou hast sent Jesus Christ.