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John 17:6

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I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

What this passage establishes

Jesus says He manifested the Father’s name to His disciples.

Why it matters in the argument

In Scripture, the divine name carries God’s identity, authority, presence, and saving action. The New Testament centers that saving revelation in Jesus.

Apostolic connection

Jesus is not a competing name beside the Father; His name is the saving name in which the one God has made Himself known and acted for redemption.

Common misunderstanding

Calling on Jesus’ name is not a verbal charm. It is an obedient appeal to His identity, authority, and saving work.

How to use it in conversation

Trace the name from God’s Old Testament self-revelation into Jesus’ birth, ministry, salvation, baptism, and universal lordship.

Scripture connections

See which passages advance, clarify, or answer the argument

Continue this argument

Acts 4:10Continue the The Name of Jesus argument with the next passage.

Supporting Scriptures

Acts 4:12This later passage reinforces the same argument from another angle.

Earlier in the argument

John 5:43Return to the prior step in The Name of Jesus.

Nearby curated context

John 17:3Jesus identifies the Father as the only true God while speaking from His real messianic humanity.John 17:5Jesus prays for the glory purposed for the Messiah before creation to be realized after His saving work.John 17:11Jesus asks the Father to keep the disciples through the divine name given to Him.John 17:26Jesus declares the Father’s name so divine love and presence may dwell in believers.