John 17:5

And now glorify thou me, O Father, with thyself, with the glory which I had, before the world was, with thee.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

In Context

4I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

6I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou hast given me out of the world. Thine they were, and to me thou gavest them; and they have kept thy word.

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Cross References

Proverbs 8:22The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing from the beginning.

John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 3:13And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

John 10:30I and the Father are one.

John 17:24Father, I will that where I am, they also whom thou hast given me may be with me; that they may see my glory which thou hast given me, because thou hast loved me before the creation of the world.

Colossians 1:15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

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 →

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