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Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:6-19

Jesus’ Dedication of His Apostles (John 17:6-19 ). Having prayed for the fulfilment of His own destiny Jesus now turns His attention to the needs of His Apostles. They are men of proved faithfulness, but He is aware of all that they must face in the future, and He thus commits them to His Father’s care. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:7-8

“Now they know that all things whatever you have given me are from you. For the words which you gave me I have given them, and they received them and knew of a truth that I came forth from you, and they believed that you sent me.” ‘Now they know.’ This especially refers to John 16:29-30. They have professed to this understanding and He is satisfied that it is true in so far as was possible at this stage. They implicitly believe that what He has taught and revealed is of the Father, and they... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:9-10

“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. And all things that are mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.” Jesus’ prayer is ‘for those whom you have given me.’ Those ‘who are given to Him’ strictly means true believers. But He goes on later to distinguish between the Apostles and those who will believe through their word (John 17:20) so that clearly here He has the Apostles primarily in mind here. These are... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:1-26

John 13:33 to John 17:26 . The Last Discourses and Prayer.— Perhaps this is the best place to consider the general arrangement and character of the final discourses. They present the same problems of style and language, of content and of arrangement, that are raised elsewhere in this gospel. The language and the theology of the author are conspicuous. And yet we cannot escape the conviction that a greater than “ John” is here, or fail to ask whether something of his style and theology was... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:5-8

John 17:5-Ruth : . It is a return to former “ glory” for which He prays. Are we to regard this petition as exclusively the author’ s addition, on the lines of his theology of the pre-existent Logos, or the real expression of Christ’ s consciousness of former life with God, expressed in language which could be used in speaking to the Father, though He could not have used it in teaching men; or as a real expression of consciousness of pre-existence, in the sense which it would naturally have to... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:9-19

John 17:9-Psalms : . On the ground of this accomplished work He now prays for these disciples. The world, which is not beyond the sphere of His love, is excluded from this part of His prayer. It can be reached only through them. These disciples, His by God’ s gift, are the object of the love and care of both, for whom all things are in common. He has proved His ownership by their acceptance of His message. Now that He leaves the world, where they must stay to do their work, and comes to the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 17:8

Our Lord here doth both justify himself, and commend those whom in this former part of his prayer he is commending to his Father. He justifieth himself that he had not delivered any thing to them but what he had from his Father; thereby teaching all those who claim the name of his ministers what is their duty, viz. to give to their hearers no word but what God hath given them. If Christ confined his discourses to words which his Father had given him, certainly we ought to do so also. We are not... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 17:9

The world seemeth here to signify all mankind, for whom Christ in this place doth not pray; though some interpret it of reprobates, others of unbelievers. Christ afterward prays for the world, John 17:20; that is, for such who, though they at present were unbelievers, yet should be brought to believe by the apostles’ ministry. But to teach us to distinguish in our prayer, our Saviour here distinguishes, and prays for some things for his chosen ones, which he doth not pray for on the behalf of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 17:1-26

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 17:1. These things spake, etc. (ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν).—The reference is to the discourse just ended. Lifted up.—From the troubles of earth and time the mind and soul are raised to the thoughts of eternity. It is the attitude of the victorious incarnate Son, not that of the Man of Sorrows in the final temptation (Luke 22:41). He spoke aloud that the disciples might in the hour of tribulation be led to follow His example. Glorify (comp. John 12:23; Philippians... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - John 17:9-10

DISCOURSE: 1710THE OBJECTS OF OUR LORD’S INTERCESSIONJohn 17:9-10. I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.THE Apostles were but weak in knowledge or in grace till the day of Pentecost; nevertheless, they were greatly beloved by their Lord and Master. He declared in their hearing that they were true believers [Note: ver. 6–8.]. He testified also that they were the... read more

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