John 17:4

I glorified You on the earth, having completed the work that You have given Me, that I should do.

Literal Standard Version

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 the continuous life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom You sent—Jesus Christ;

5And now, glorify Me, You Father, with Yourself, with the glory that I had with You before the world was;

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Cross References

John 4:34Jesus says to them, “My food is that I may do the will of Him who sent Me, and may finish His work;

John 9:3Jesus answered, “Neither this one sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God may be revealed in him;

John 13:31When, therefore, he went forth, Jesus says, “Now was the Son of Man glorified, and God was glorified in Him;

John 14:13and whatever you may ask in My Name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;

John 15:10if you may keep My commands, you will remain in My love, according as I have kept the commands of My Father, and remain in His love;

Acts 20:24but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify [to] the good news 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 →

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