📖 John — Chapter 17 (KJV)
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John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, Rand lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
John 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should Rgive eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
John 17:3 And Rthis is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John 17:4 I have Rglorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
John 17:5 And now, O Father, Rglorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
John 17:6 I Rhave manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
John 17:7 Now Rthey have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
John 17:8 For RI have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
John 17:9 I Rpray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
John 17:10 And Rall mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
John 17:11 And now RI am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, RI kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
John 17:13 And now Rcome I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
John 17:14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because Rthey are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest Rtake them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
John 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John 17:17 RSanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
John 17:19 And Rfor their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
John 17:20 Neither Rpray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
John 17:21 That Rthey all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
John 17:22 And Rthe glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
John 17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be Rmade perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
John 17:24 Father, RI will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
John 17:25 O Rrighteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
John 17:26 And RI have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
John 17:1–5 — The Son prays concerning glory and eternal life
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jesus addresses the Father as his hour comes, speaks of authority and eternal life as knowing God and the sent Jesus Christ, and recalls his finished work and the glory shared before the world.
Key Truth: Receive eternal life in relation to knowing the Father and the Son.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “These ____ spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and …” (John 17:1)
Find it in John 17:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And this is ____ eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, …” (John 17:3)
Find it in John 17:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And now, O ____ , glorify thou me with thine own self with the …” (John 17:5)
Find it in John 17:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
John 17:6–19 — Jesus prays for the disciples’ keeping and sanctification
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jesus speaks of those given to him, their reception of his words, and their place amid the world’s hostility. He asks for keeping, joy, protection from evil, and sanctification through the Father’s truth as they are sent.
Key Truth: Let truth shape a faithful life within the world.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “I have ____ thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out …” (John 17:6)
Find it in John 17:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… I speak in the world, that they might have my ____ fulfilled in themselves.” (John 17:13)
Find it in John 17:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Sanctify them through thy ____ : thy word is truth.” (John 17:17)
Find it in John 17:17 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
John 17:20–26 — Future believers are included in the prayer for unity and love
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jesus prays for those who will believe through the disciples’ word, asking unity in relation to the Father and Son. He desires their presence with him and continues making the Father’s name known so that love may dwell in them.
Key Truth: Let shared faith become unity and love that bears witness to Jesus.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Neither ____ I for these alone, but for them also which shall …” (John 17:20)
Find it in John 17:20 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… in them, and thou in me, that they may be ____ perfect in one; and that the world may know that …” (John 17:23)
Find it in John 17:23 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the ____ wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and …” (John 17:26)
Find it in John 17:26 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 119:160 — The psalm’s testimony to the truth of God’s word connects with sanctification through truth.
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Reflect and Apply
How can truth and love strengthen unity without surrendering faithful obedience?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes John 17:1–5 (The Son prays concerning glory and eternal life) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes John 17:6–19 (Jesus prays for the disciples’ keeping and sanctification) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes John 17:20–26 (Future believers are included in the prayer for unity and love) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. How is eternal life described in Jesus' prayer?
5. What means of sanctification does Jesus request?
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