John 17:6 (WEB)
“I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.
Catechism · 4
The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus
“His priestly prayer fulfills, from within, the great petitions of the Lord's Prayer: concern for the Father's name;” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 17:6, 11, 12, 26.
“Finally, in this prayer Jesus reveals and gives to us the "knowledge," inseparably one, of the Father and of the Son,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 17:3, 6-10, 25.
The Seven Petitions
“Because he "sanctifies" his own name, Jesus reveals to us the name of the Father.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Ezek 20:39; 36:20-21; Jn 17:6.
Jesus and Israel
“By forgiving sins Jesus either is blaspheming as a man who made himself God's equal, or is speaking the truth and his person really does make present and reveal God's name.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 5:18; 10:33; 17:6,26.
Fathers and councils · 16
Tertullian
“…the Father’s; although the Lord says Himself, “I am come in my Father’s name;” and even to the Father He declares, “I have manifested Thy name unto these men;” whilst the Scripture likewise says, “Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord,” that is to say, the Son in the Father’s name.” — editor's note: John xvii. 6.
Read the whole comment““I am come,” saith He, “in the Father’s name;” and again, “Father, glorify Thy name;” and more openly, “I have manifested Thy name to men.”” — editor's note: John xvii. 6.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
“(John 17:6.)” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“I will declare Thy name to the humble, and to My Brethren that love one another as they have been beloved by Me.” — editor's note: John xvii. 6, 21.
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John Chrysostom
“…to Me of My Father” ( Matt. xi. 27 ), He speaketh of this kind of giving over; as also in another place He saith, “Thine they were, and Thou gavest them Me” ( c. xvii. 6 ); and again, “No man can come unto Me except the Father draw him” ( c. vi. 44 ); and, “Except it be given him from heaven.” ( c. iii. 27 .)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“John xvii. 6” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“How then saith He in another place, “Which Thou gavest Me out of the world; Thine they were”? ( Ver.” — the author cites it
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Hilary of Poitiers
“I have manifested Thy Name unto the men whom Thou hast given Me.” — editor's note: Ib. xvii. 1–6.
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
Having said, I have finished My work, He shews what kind of work it was, viz. that He should make known the name of God: I have manifested Thy name unto the men which Thou gavest Me out of the world.
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If He speaks of the disciples only with whom He supped, this has nothing to do with that glorifying of which He spoke above, wherewith the Son glorified the Father; for what glory is it to be known to twelve or…
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That He was the Son of the Father, Christ had already manifested to them by words and deeds.
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Which Thou hast given Me out of the world: i. e. who were not of the world. But this they were by regeneration, not by nature. What is meant by, Thine they were, and Thou gavest them Me? Had ever the Father any thing…
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And they have kept Thy word. He calls Himself the Word of the Father, because the Father by Him created all things, and because He contains in Himself all words: as if to say, They have committed Me to memory so…
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The Father gave Him all things, when having all things He begat Him.
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And whence have they learned? From My words, wherein I taught them that I came forth from Thee. For this was what He has been labouring to shew throughout the whole of the Gospel: For I have given unto them the words…
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i. e. have understood and remembered them. For then is a word received, when the mind apprehends it; as it follows, And have known surely that I came out from Thee. And that none might imagine that that knowledge was…
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Cross-references · 18
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
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Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 17.
Cited together in On Prayer Chapter 3.
Cited together in On Prayer Chapter 3.
Cited together in On Prayer Chapter 3.
Cited together in On Prayer Chapter 3.
Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 17.
Cited together in On Prayer Chapter 3.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 17 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 17.