August 7, 2016

The High Priestly Prayer

17 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, ² since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. ³ And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. ⁴ I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. ⁵ And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

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Cross references

John 17:1 : ch. 11:41 John 17:1 : [ch. 7:30]; See ch. 12:23 John 17:1 : See ch. 7:39 John 17:1 : ver. 4 John 17:2 : See Matt. 28:18; Rev. 2:26, 27 John 17:2 : ch. 10:28; 1 John 2:25 John 17:2 : ver. 6, 9, 24; ch. 6:37, 39; 10:29; 18:9; Heb. 2:13 John 17:3 : [1 John 5:20] John 17:3 : Hos. 2:20; 6:3; 2 Pet. 1:2, 3 John 17:3 : ch. 5:44 John 17:3 : 1 Thess. 1:9; 1 John 5:20; [Jer. 10:10] John 17:3 : See ch. 3:17 John 17:4 : ver. 1; See ch. 13:31 John 17:4 : [ch. 19:30; Luke 22:37] John 17:5 : ch. 13:32 John 17:5 : ch. 1:1, 2; [Rev. 3:21] John 17:5 : ver. 24; Prov. 8:23; See ch. 8:58

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