Study it in the app“Father, 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.”
Father,πάτερas for whatὃyou have givenδέδωκάςme,μοιI wantθέλωthem alsoκἀκεῖνοιto beἵνα ὦσινwithμετ’meἐμοῦwhereὅπουIἐγὼam,εἰμὶso thatἵναthey may seeθεωρῶσινmyτὴν ἐμὴνgloryτὴν δόξανthatἣνyou have givenδέδωκάςme,μοιbecauseὅτιyou lovedἠγάπησάςmeμεbeforeπρὸthe foundationκαταβολῆςof the world.κόσμου
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “pater” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōkas” appearswant
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelō” appearsand that one
And that one, he too; and that.
Where else “kakeinoi” appearsbe present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ōsin” appearswhere
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appearswatch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōrōsin” appearsmy, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emēn” appearsglory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appearslove
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “ēgapēsas” appearsfoundation
The beginning of the world.
Where else “katabolēs” appearscreation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmou” appearsLiterally “what you have given me,” neuter singular; then it goes on “that they be”: it can be understood as the whole company of his own.
23I 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.
24 · This verse (above)
25Righteous Father, the world also did not know you, but I knew you, and these knew that you sent me.
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?
