John 17:4
I, glorified thee on the earth, The work, finishing, which thou hast given me that I should do.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
John 4:34Jesus saith unto them—My food, is, that I should do the will of him that sent me, and complete, his work.
John 9:3Jesus answered—Neither, this man, sinned nor his parents; but…that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
John 13:31When, therefore, he had gone out, Jesus saith—Just now, was, the Son of Man, glorified, and, God, was glorified in him;
John 14:13And because, whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, the same, will I do, that, the Father, may be glorified, in the Son:
John 15:10If, my commandments, ye keep, ye shall abide in my love,—just as, I, the Father’s commandments, have kept, and abide in his love.
Acts 20:24But, for no cause whatever, am I making my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full witness as to the good news of the favour 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 →