John 17:1-5

Jesus Prays to be Glorified

1 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--

2 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.

3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

4 I have glorified you on earth [by] completing the work that you have given me {to do}.

5 And now, Father, you glorify me {at your side} with the glory that I had {at your side} before the world existed.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[by]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("completing") which is understood as means
• [b] Literally "that I may do it"
• [c] Literally "by the side of yourself"
• [d] Literally "by the side of you"