John 17:4
I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
In Context
3And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.
5And now, Father, glorify me with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Cross References
John 4:34Jesus said to them: My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
John 9:3Jesus answered: Neither this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be made manifest in him.
John 13:31When he had gone out, Jesus said: Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
John 14:13and whatever you ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 15:10If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
Acts 20:24But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.
Matthew Henry on John 17:2-6
Christ's Intercessory Prayer. 1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5 And now, O Father,… Read the whole commentary →