John 17:2

2. As Inasmuch, as, or since. He asks the Father to glorify him, inasmuch as he possesses power to reciprocate that glory in gathering his glorified Church. Surely all this is language that creatures could never use with God. It stands on equal terms, and assumes merit. It claims, rather than supplicates; offering compensation, glory for glory.

Given him Yet is the Father, even in this equality, source, giver, superior.

All flesh All humanity. The power of his death is not partial but universal, embracing every child of Adam both before and after birth. We are born under atonement.

As many as thou hast given him Given him, in the eternal purpose of redemption, as foreknown believers and persevering heirs of salvation; as it is expressed in John 17:20: “Them also which shall [or rather will ] believe on me;” and in John 17:8, even the apostles are those that “have believed.” And as that plan of redemption is conditional, saving in divine anticipation all who are foreknown as believers, so it presupposes no want of power for belief in others. It excludes none who do not exclude themselves. Hence this intercessory prayer covers all who please to place themselves beneath it.