Jesus Prays for Himself

17 Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the Son(A) may glorify you,(B) since you gave him authority over all people,[a](C) so that he may give eternal life(D) to everyone you have given him.(E) This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only(F) true(G) God, and the one you have sent(H) —Jesus Christ.(I) I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do. Now, Father,(J) glorify me in your presence with that glory(K) I had with you before the world existed.(L)

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  1. 17:2 Or flesh

Jesus Prays to be Glorified

17 Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven he said, “Father, the hour has come! Glorify your Son, in order that your Son may glorify you— just as you have given him authority over all flesh, in order that he would give eternal life to them—everyone whom you have given him. Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have glorified you on earth by[a] completing the work that you have given me to do.[b] And now, Father, you glorify me at your side[c] with the glory that I had at your side[d] before the world existed.

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Footnotes

  1. John 17:4 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“completing”) which is understood as means
  2. John 17:4 Literally “that I may do it”
  3. John 17:5 Literally “by the side of yourself”
  4. John 17:5 Literally “by the side of you”