John 17:5

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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; the work which thou gavest me to do, I have finished.

6I have made known thy name to the men, whom thou gavest me from the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.

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Cross References

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

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

John 10:30I and my Father are one.

John 17:24Father, I desire that those whom thou hast given me, may also be with me where I am; that they may see that glory of mine which thou hast given me, as thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Colossians 1:15who is the likeness of the invisible God, and the first-born of all creatures:

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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