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Iἐγώglorifiedἐδόξασαyouσεonἐπὶthe earth,τῆς γῆςhaving completedτελειώσαςthe workτὸ ἔργονthatὃyou have givenδέδωκάςmeμοιtoἵναdo.ποιήσω
John 17:4
Study it in the app“I glorified you on the earth, having completed the work that you have given me to do.”
With the Greek beneath
John 17:4, word by word
- glorifiedἐδόξασαedoxasa
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “edoxasa” appears- the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- having completedτελειώσαςteleiōsas
finish
To finish something, carry it out.
Where else “teleiōsas” appears- the workἔργονergon
task
The job given to someone.
Where else “ergon” appears- you have givenδέδωκάςdedōkas
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōkas” appears- doποιήσωpoiēsō
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsō” appears
The context
3And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus the Messiah.
4 · This verse (above)
5And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
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?