Footnotes

1. John 17:20 tn Or “I do not pray.”
2. John 17:20 tn Although πιστευόντων (pisteuontōn) is a present participle, it must in context carry futuristic force. The disciples whom Jesus is leaving behind will carry on his ministry and in doing so will see others come to trust in him. This will include not only Jewish Christians, but other Gentile Christians who are “not of this fold” (10:16), and thus Jesus’ prayer for unity is especially appropriate in light of the probability that most of the readers of the Gospel are Gentiles (much as Paul stresses unity between Jewish and Gentile Christians in Eph 2:10-22).
3. John 17:20 tn Grk “their word.”
4. John 17:21 tn The words “I pray” are repeated from the first part of v. 20 for clarity.
5. John 17:22 tn Grk And the glory.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.
6. John 17:23 tn Or “completely unified.”
7. John 17:24 tn Grk “the ones you have given me, I want these to be where I am with me.”
8. John 17:24 tn Grk “before the foundation of the world.”
9. John 17:25 tn The word “men” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The translation uses the word “men” here rather than a more general term like “people” because the use of the aorist verb ἔγνωσαν (egnōsan) implies that Jesus is referring to the disciples present with him as he spoke these words (presumably all of them men in the historical context), rather than to those who are yet to believe because of their testimony (see John 17:20).
10. John 17:26 sn The theme of the revelation of the Father’s name is picked up from John 17:6 and refers to Jesus’ revelation of the divine Name of Exod 3:14 in his person (see additional discussion at 17:6).
11. John 17:26 tn The translation “will continue to make it known” is proposed by R. E. Brown (John [AB], 2:773).