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Iἐγὼinἐνthemαὐτοῖςandκαὶyouσὺinἐνme,ἐμοίthatἵναthey may beὦσινbrought to completionτετελειωμένοιasεἰςone,ἕνso thatἵναthe worldὁ κόσμοςmay knowγινώσκῃthatὅτιyouσύsentἀπέστειλαςmeμεandκαὶlovedἠγάπησαςthemαὐτοὺςjust asκαθὼςyou lovedἠγάπησαςme.ἐμὲ
John 17:23
Study it in the app“I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to completion as one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them just as you loved me.”
Jesus asks that all who believe be one, as he and the Father areThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
John 17:23, word by word
- they may beὦσινōsin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōsin” appears- brought to completionτετελειωμένοιteteleiōmenoi
make perfect
To bring something to its fullness, lacking nothing.
Where else “teteleiōmenoi” appears- oneἕνhen
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appears- the worldκόσμοςkosmos
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmos” appears- may knowγινώσκῃginōskēi
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskēi” appears- sentἀπέστειλαςapesteilas
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilas” appears- lovedἠγάπησαςēgapēsas
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “ēgapēsas” appears
The context
22And I have given them the glory that you have given me, that they may be one just as we are one:
23 · This verse (above)
24Father, as for what you have given me, I want them also to be with me where I am, so that they may see my glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
To study John 17 in a group
1. What it says
In his prayer, what does Jesus say eternal life is, and for whom does he pray? (vv. 3, 9, 20)
2. What it means
Jesus asks that all his own be one, as the Father and he are one (vv. 21-23). What does he say the world will know when that happens?
3. How I live it
Jesus prays for those who would believe through his disciples' word (v. 20). Whom could you pray for today with the same tenderness?