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John 17
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john.17.nameGift17
ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ᾧ / οὓς δέδωκάς μοι
TEXTGRAMMARTRANSLATIONhigh confidence
What did the Father give Jesus in verse 11—the name or the people?
The strongest early stream reads singular ‘the name which you gave me.’ A later and much smaller stream reads plural ‘those whom you gave me.’
Why this default
The singular ‘name which’ is default because it has exceptionally broad early support and is the harder expression. The plural naturally assimilates the clause to the people repeatedly given to Jesus.
Evidence
ExternalSingular: P60, P66vid, A, B, C, E and broad tradition; plural: D¹, 33vid and a limited later stream.
Internal‘Those whom you gave me’ is a familiar Johannine formula and readily replaces the unusual claim that the Father gave Jesus the divine name.
Project defaultkeep them in your name, which you have given me
Project default · early singular reading
Witnessesᾧ δέδωκάς μοι · P60, P66vid, A, B, C, E, broad traditionAlternativekeep in your name those whom you have given me
Ancient plural reading
Witnessesοὓς δέδωκάς μοι · D¹, 33vid, 69, 892supp and limited supportAlternativekeep them in your name—[which/those whom] you have given me
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