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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 textual fork changes the object of the Father’s giving: either the divine name entrusted to Jesus or the people whom Jesus asks the Father to keep.

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 tradition
Alternativekeep in your name those whom you have given me

Ancient plural reading

Witnessesοὓς δέδωκάς μοι · D¹, 33vid, 69, 892supp and limited support
Alternativekeep them in your name—[which/those whom] you have given me

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WitnessesDisplay option · singular/plural fork shown

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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