The High Priestly Prayer
17 Jesus spoke these things; and (A)lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; (B)glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, 2 even as (C)You gave Him authority over all flesh, that (D)to [a]all whom You have given Him, (E)He may give eternal life. 3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, (F)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom (G)You have sent. 4 (H)I glorified You on the earth, [b](I)having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 Now, Father, (J)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had (K)with You before the world was.
6 “(L)I have manifested Your name to the men whom (M)You gave Me out of the world; they were (N)Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have (O)kept Your word. 7 Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; 8 for (P)the words which You gave Me (Q)I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that (R)I came forth from You, and they believed that (S)You sent Me. 9 (T)I ask on their behalf; (U)I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom (V)You have given Me; for (W)they are Yours; 10 and (X)all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11 I am no longer in the world; and yet (Y)they themselves are in the world, and (Z)I come to You. (AA)Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name (AB)which You have given Me, that (AC)they may be one even as We are. 12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name (AD)which You have given Me; and I guarded them and (AE)not one of them perished but (AF)the [c]son of perdition, so that the (AG)Scripture would be fulfilled.
The Disciples in the World
13 But now (AH)I come to You; and (AI)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My (AJ)joy made full in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and (AK)the world has hated them, because (AL)they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them [d]from [e](AM)the evil one. 16 (AN)They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 (AO)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. 18 As (AP)You sent Me into the world, (AQ)I also have sent them into the world. 19 For their sakes I (AR)sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be (AS)sanctified (AT)in truth.
20 “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; (AU)even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, (AV)so that the world may [f]believe that (AW)You sent Me.
Their Future Glory
22 The (AX)glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 (AY)I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected [g]in unity, so that the world may [h]know that (AZ)You sent Me, and (BA)loved them, even as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that (BB)they also, whom You have given Me, (BC)be with Me where I am, so that they may see My (BD)glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before (BE)the foundation of the world.
25 “O (BF)righteous Father, [i]although (BG)the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that (BH)You sent Me; 26 and (BI)I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that (BJ)the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Footnotes
- John 17:2 Lit everything that You have given Him, to them He may
- John 17:4 Or by accomplishing
- John 17:12 Heb idiom for one destined to perish
- John 17:15 Or out of the power of
- John 17:15 Or evil
- John 17:21 Gr tense indicates continually believe
- John 17:23 Lit into one
- John 17:23 Gr tense indicates continually know
- John 17:25 Lit even the world
Cross references
- John 17:1 : John 11:41
- John 17:1 : John 7:39; 13:31f
- John 17:2 : John 3:35
- John 17:2 : John 10:28
- John 17:2 : John 6:37, 39; 17:6, 9, 24
- John 17:3 : John 5:44
- John 17:3 : John 3:17; 17:8, 21, 23, 25
- John 17:4 : John 13:31
- John 17:4 : Luke 22:37; John 4:34
- John 17:5 : John 17:1
- John 17:5 : John 1:1; 8:58; 17:24; Phil 2:6
- John 17:6 : John 17:26
- John 17:6 : John 6:37, 39; 17:2, 9, 24
- John 17:6 : John 17:9
- John 17:6 : John 8:51
- John 17:8 : John 6:68; 12:49
- John 17:8 : John 15:15; 17:14, 26
- John 17:8 : John 8:42; 16:27, 30
- John 17:8 : John 3:17; 17:18, 21, 23, 25
- John 17:9 : Luke 22:32; John 14:16
- John 17:9 : Luke 23:34; John 17:20f
- John 17:9 : John 6:37, 39; 17:2, 6, 24
- John 17:9 : John 17:6
- John 17:10 : John 16:15
- John 17:11 : John 13:1
- John 17:11 : John 7:33; 17:13
- John 17:11 : John 17:25
- John 17:11 : John 17:6; Phil 2:9; Rev 19:12
- John 17:11 : John 17:21f; Rom 12:5; Gal 3:28
- John 17:12 : John 17:6; Phil 2:9; Rev 19:12
- John 17:12 : John 6:39; 18:9
- John 17:12 : John 6:70
- John 17:12 : Ps 41:9; John 13:18
- John 17:13 : John 7:33; 17:11
- John 17:13 : John 15:11
- John 17:13 : John 3:29
- John 17:14 : John 15:19
- John 17:14 : John 8:23; 17:16
- John 17:15 : Matt 5:37
- John 17:16 : John 17:14
- John 17:17 : John 15:3
- John 17:18 : John 3:17; 17:3, 8, 21, 23, 25
- John 17:18 : Matt 10:5; John 4:38; 20:21
- John 17:19 : John 15:13
- John 17:19 : John 15:3
- John 17:19 : 2 Cor 7:14; Col 1:6; 1 John 3:18
- John 17:21 : John 10:38; 17:11, 23
- John 17:21 : John 17:8
- John 17:21 : John 3:17; 17:3, 8, 18, 23, 25
- John 17:22 : John 1:14; 17:24
- John 17:23 : John 10:38; 17:11, 21
- John 17:23 : John 3:17; 17:3, 8, 18, 21, 25
- John 17:23 : John 16:27
- John 17:24 : John 17:2
- John 17:24 : John 12:26
- John 17:24 : John 1:14; 17:22
- John 17:24 : Matt 25:34; John 17:5
- John 17:25 : John 17:11; 1 John 1:9
- John 17:25 : John 7:29; 15:21
- John 17:25 : John 3:17; 17:3, 8, 18, 21, 23
- John 17:26 : John 17:6
- John 17:26 : John 15:9