John 17:5

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:5

And now ( νῦν )—the very point of time has come— glorify thou me, O Father , explaining the opening of the prayer, "Glorify thy Son." He identifies his own Personality—"me"—with that of "the Son," and "thy Son." With thy own self ( παρὰ σεαυτῷ ); in closest connection and fellowship with thy-self—a relation which has been arrested or suspended since have been "Jesus Christ," and glorifying thee amid the toil and sorrow of this earthly pilgrimage. This immediate glorification of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:5

The transcendent glory of the Divine Word. Still the Savior's mind runs upon glory. How unlike the thoughts of a man, however great and good, are these thoughts expressed in this recorded prayer of Christ! It was not vanity, it was not egotism, it was not assumption; it was the consciousness of Divinity which accounted for this language. I. CHRIST HAD GLORY WITH THE FATHER BEFORE THE WORLD WAS . Of this we only know what our Lord himself has revealed to us. But we... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 17:5

With thine own self - In heaven, granting me a participation of the same honor which the Father has. He had just said that he had glorified God on the earth, he now prays that God would glorify him in heaven.With the glory - With the honor. This word also includes the notion of happiness, or everything which could render the condition blessed.Before the world was - There could not be a more distinct and clear declaration of the pre-existence of Christ than this. It means before the creation of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 17:4-5

John 17:4-5. I have glorified thee on earth My doctrine, example, and miracles have manifested thy glory here on earth. I have finished the work thou gavest me to do I have almost finished the work which I undertook for man’s redemption. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thyself Or, in thine own presence, as Dr. Campbell translates παρα σεαυτω , observing, that the force of the Greek preposition, παρα , is not rightly expressed by the English with, which, as applied here, is... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 17:1-26

148. Jesus’ prayer (John 17:1-26)Having announced his victory over the world (see John 16:33), Jesus now offers a prayer that reflects the triumph of his completed work. He begins by speaking of his relationship with the Father. Jesus’ work was to reveal God to the world so that people might receive eternal life through him. He prays that by dying on the cross and successfully finishing his work, he will bring glory to his Father. At the same time, his death will bring glory to himself, for it... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 17:5

now. Greek. nun, as in John 13:31 . with = beside. Greek. para. App-104 . glory. Greek. doxa. See p. 1511. before . Greek. pro. App-104 . world . App-129 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 17:4-5

John 17:4-5. I have glorified thee on the earth, &c.— "I have all along invariably intended and displayed thy glory, in the whole of my doctrine, miracles, and life, and am ready to honour upon earth all thy perfections by my death, which I am so fully resolved upon, and which will be so certainly and so soon accomplished, that I may speak of it as if it were already over; and I have thereby perfected the great work of atonement, answerably to the utmost demands of thy justice, and to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:5

5. And now—in return. glorify thou me—The "I Thee" and "Thou Me" are so placed in the original, each beside its fellow, as to show that A PERFECT RECIPROCITY OF SERVICES of the Son to the Father first, and then of the Father to the Son in return, is what our Lord means here to express. with the glory which I had with thee before the world was—when "in the beginning the Word was with God" ( :-), "the only-begotten Son in the bosom of the Father" (John 1:18). With this pre-existent glory, which... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:1-5

1. Jesus’ requests for Himself 17:1-5 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:4-5

Jesus had glorified the Father by all that He had done in His incarnation. Jesus probably intended to include His death, resurrection, and ascension, to which He referred proleptically here (cf. John 19:30). Jesus’ crucifixion was a foregone certainty because of His commitment to do the Father’s will (Philippians 2:8). Now He asked the Father to glorify the Son by all that the Father would do in exalting the Son. Thus Jesus essentially restated the request of John 17:1. He wanted to return to... read more

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