The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:22
Our Lord now proceeds to record how he has already contributed to produce this result. I also —very emphatic— have given to them —that is, to my disciples— the glory which thou gavest me . Numerous interpretations of this "glory" have been suggested, as e . g. , the glory into which he is about to enter in his glorified body; but the emphatic perfect δέδωκα , in connection with the ἐδωκάς , viz.: "I have given and am now and still giving," renders this improbable. Meyer, who... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:21
A prayer for unity. I. LOOK AT THIS PRAYER IN THE LIGHT OF PENTECOST . Within two months from the utterance of the prayer, the apostles, through their spokesman Peter, uttered forth their first great word concerning their glorified and ascended Master, and in that same day there was added to the apostles about three thousand souls. Thus within this short time the first company of them believing in Jesus through the word of his apostles made its appearance. Jesus was not... read more