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The Prayer of Jesus

17 After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. For you have given him authority over everyone. He gives eternal life to each one you have given him. 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. I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.

“I have revealed you[a] to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.

“My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. 10 All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory. 11 Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name;[b] now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. 12 During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me.[c] I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.

13 “Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. 14 I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15 I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do. 17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. 18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. 19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.

20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. 21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.

22 “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. 23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. 24 Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!

25 “O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. 26 I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”

Footnotes

  1. 17:6 Greek have revealed your name; also in 17:26.
  2. 17:11 Some manuscripts read you have given me these [disciples].
  3. 17:12 Some manuscripts read I protected those you gave me, by the power of your name.

17 When Jesus Iēsous had finished saying laleō these houtos things , · kai he lifted epairō up · ho his autos eyes ophthalmos to eis · ho heaven ouranos and said legō, “ Father patēr, the ho hour hōra has come erchomai; glorify doxazō your sy · ho Son hyios so hina that your ho Son hyios may glorify doxazō you sy, since kathōs you have given didōmi him autos authority exousia over all pas flesh sarx, that hina he should give didōmi eternal aiōnios life zōē to autos all pas those hos you have given didōmi to him autos. And de this houtos is eimi · ho eternal aiōnios life zōē, that hina they know ginōskō you sy, the ho only monos true alēthinos God theos, and kai Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos whom hos you sent apostellō. I egō glorified doxazō you sy on epi · ho earth , having completed teleioō the ho task ergon that hos you gave didōmi me egō to hina do poieō; and kai now nyn, Father patēr, glorify doxazō me egō at para your side seautou with the ho glory doxa that hos I had echō with para you sy before pro · ho the ho world kosmos began eimi.

I have made your sy name onoma known phaneroō · ho to the ho men anthrōpos whom hos you gave didōmi me egō out ek of the ho world kosmos. They were eimi yours sos, and you gave didōmi them autos to me kagō, and kai they have kept tēreō · ho your sy word logos. Now nyn they have come to know ginōskō that hoti everything pas that hosos you have given didōmi me egō is eimi from para you sy; for hoti the ho words rhēma that hos you gave didōmi to me egō I have given didōmi to them autos, and kai they autos have received lambanō them, and kai come to know ginōskō in truth alēthōs that hoti I came forth exerchomai from para you sy, and kai they have believed pisteuō that hoti you sy sent apostellō me egō. I egō am praying erōtaō for peri them autos; I am erōtaō not ou praying erōtaō for peri the ho world kosmos, but alla for peri those whom hos you have given didōmi to me egō, for hoti they are eimi yours sy; 10 and kai all pas · ho mine emos are eimi yours sos, and kai · ho yours sos are mine emos, and kai I have been glorified doxazō in en them autos. 11 · kai I am eimi no ouketi longer in en the ho world kosmos, but kai they autos are eimi in en the ho world kosmos, and kagō I am on my way erchomai to pros you sy. Holy hagios Father patēr, keep tēreō them autos in en · ho your sy name onoma, the name that hos you have given didōmi me egō, so hina that they may be eimi one heis, just kathōs as we hēmeis are one. 12 While hote I was eimi with meta them autos, I egō protected tēreō them autos in en · ho your sy name onoma, which hos you have given didōmi me egō. · kai I guarded phylassō them, and kai not oudeis one of ek them autos has been lost apollymi except ei mē the ho son hyios of ho destruction apōleia, that hina the ho scripture graphē might be fulfilled plēroō. 13 But de now nyn I am on my way erchomai to pros you sy, and kai I am saying laleō these houtos things while still in en the ho world kosmos that hina they may have echō · ho my emos joy chara · ho made complete plēroō in en themselves heautou. 14 I egō have given didōmi them autos · ho your sy word logos, and kai the ho world kosmos has hated miseō them autos because hoti they do not ou belong eimi to ek the ho world kosmos, just kathōs as I egō do not ou belong eimi to ek the ho world kosmos. 15 I am not ou asking erōtaō that hina you take airō them autos out ek of the ho world kosmos, but alla that hina you protect tēreō them autos from ek the ho evil ponēros one . 16 They do eimi not ou belong eimi to ek the ho world kosmos, just kathōs as I egō do not ou belong eimi to ek the ho world kosmos. 17 Consecrate hagiazō them autos by en the ho truth alētheia; · ho your sos word logos · ho is eimi truth alētheia. 18 As kathōs you sent apostellō me egō into eis the ho world kosmos, I kagō also have sent apostellō them autos into eis the ho world kosmos. 19 And kai for hyper their autos sake I egō consecrate hagiazō myself emautou, that hina they autos also kai may be eimi consecrated hagiazō by en the truth alētheia.

20 “It is not ou only monon for peri these houtos · de that I am interceding erōtaō, but alla also kai for peri those ho who will come to believe pisteuō in eis me egō through dia · ho their autos word logos, 21 that hina they may eimi all pas be eimi one heis, just kathōs as you sy, Father patēr, are in en me egō and kagō I am in en you sy, that hina they autos also kai may be eimi in en us hēmeis, so hina that the ho world kosmos may believe pisteuō that hoti you sy have sent apostellō me egō. 22 And kagō the ho glory doxa that hos you have given didōmi me egō I have given didōmi them autos, so hina that they may be eimi one heis just kathōs as we hēmeis are one heis, 23 I egō in en them autos and kai you sy in en me egō, that hina they may be eimi completely teleioō one heis, so hina that the ho world kosmos may know ginōskō that hoti you sy sent apostellō me egō, and kai that you love agapaō them autos even kathōs as you love agapaō me egō. 24 Father patēr, I desire thelō that hina those also kakeinos, whom hos you have given didōmi me egō, may be eimi with meta me egō where hopou I egō am eimi, so hina they may see theōreō · ho my emos glory doxa · ho that hos you have given didōmi me egō because hoti you loved agapaō me egō before pro the creation katabolē of the world kosmos. 25 Righteous dikaios Father patēr, although kai the ho world kosmos does ginōskō not ou know ginōskō you sy, I egō · de know ginōskō you sy, and kai these houtos men know ginōskō that hoti you sy sent apostellō me egō. 26 · kai I have made known gnōrizō to them autos · ho your sy name onoma, and kai I will continue to make it known gnōrizō, so hina that the ho love agapē with which hos you have loved agapaō me egō may be eimi in en them autos, and kagō I in en them autos.”