John 17:1

THESE words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said: Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

2as thou gayest him authority over all flesh, that as many as thou hast given to him, to them he should give eternal life.

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Cross References

Mark 14:41And he comes the third time, and says to them: Do ye sleep the remaining time, and take your rest[14:41]? It is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Luke 22:53When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

John 7:39And this he spoke concerning the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet [given], because Jesus was not yet glorified.

John 11:4And Jesus hearing it, said: This sickness is not for death, but for the sake of the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.

John 12:23And Jesus answered them, saying: The hour has come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

Matthew Henry on John 17:1

This chapter is a prayer, it is the Lord's prayer, the Lord Christ's prayer. There was one Lord's prayer which he taught us to pray, and did not pray himself, for he needed not to pray for the forgiveness of sin; but this was properly and peculiarly his, and suited him only as a Mediator, and is a sample of his intercession, and yet is of use to us both for instruction and encouragement in prayer. Observe, I. The circumstances of the prayer, ver. 1 . II. The prayer itself. 1. He prays for himself, ver. 1-5 . 2. He… Read the whole commentary →

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