John 17

Written on 12/16/2022
Robbi Shumaker


Scriptures 

 

A prayer Jesus prayed to the Father ... AMP and NIV

 

John 17:1-26 AMP

  • When JESUS had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour has come. Glorify and exalt and honor and magnify Your Son, so that Your Son may glorify and extol and honor and magnify You. 
  • [Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him.  
  • And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.  
  • I have glorified You down here on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.  
  • And now, Father, glorify Me along with Yourself and restore Me to such majesty and honor in Your presence as I had with You before the world existed.  
  • I have manifested Your Name [I have revealed Your very Self, Your real Self] to the people whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and they have obeyed and kept Your word.  
  • Now [at last] they know and understand that all You have given Me belongs to You [is really and truly Yours].  
  • For the [uttered] words that You gave Me I have given them; and they have received and accepted [them] and have come to know positively and in reality [to believe with absolute assurance] that I came forth from Your presence, and they have believed and are convinced that You did send Me.  
  • I am praying for them. I am not praying (requesting) for the world, but for those You have given Me, for they belong to You.  
  • All [things that are] Mine are Yours, and all [things that are] Yours belong to Me; and I am glorified in (through) them. [They have done Me honor; in them My glory is achieved.]  
  • And [now] I am no more in the world, but these are [still] in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep in Your Name [in the knowledge of Yourself] those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are one].  
  • While I was with them, I kept and preserved them in Your Name [in the knowledge and worship of You]. Those You have given Me I guarded and protected, and not one of them has perished or is lost except the son of perdition [Judas Iscariot — the one who is now doomed to destruction, destined to be lost], that the Scripture might be fulfilled.  
  • And now I am coming to You; I say these things while I am still in the world, so that My joy may be made full and complete and perfect in them [that they may experience My delight fulfilled in them, that My enjoyment may be perfected in their own souls, that they may have My gladness within them, filling their hearts].  
  • I have given and delivered to them Your word (message) and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world [do not belong to the world], just as I am not of the world.  
  • I do not ask that You will take them out of the world, but that You will keep and protect them from the evil one.  
  • They are not of the world (worldly, belonging to the world), [just] as I am not of the world.  
  • Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth.  
  • Just as You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.  
  • And so for their sake and on their behalf I sanctify (dedicate, consecrate) Myself, that they also may be sanctified (dedicated, consecrated, made holy) in the Truth.  
  • Neither for these alone do I pray [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for all those who will ever come to believe in (trust in, cling to, rely on) Me through their word and teaching,  
  • That they all may be one, [just] as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe and be convinced that You have sent Me.  
  • I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one:  
  • I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me.  
  • Father, I desire that they also whom You have entrusted to Me [as Your gift to Me] may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory, which You have given Me [Your love gift to Me]; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.  
  • Just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has failed to recognize You and has never acknowledged You, I have known You [continually]; and these men understand and know that You have sent Me.  
  • I have made Your Name known to them and revealed Your character and Your very Self, and I will continue to make [You] known, that the love which You have bestowed upon Me may be in them [felt in their hearts] and that I [Myself] may be in them.   

John 17:1-26 NIV 

  • After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: Father, the time has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.  
  • For You granted Him authority over all people that He might give eternal life to all those You have given Him.  
  • Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom You have sent.  
  • I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave Me to do.  
  • And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world began.  
  • I have revealed You to those whom You gave Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me and they have obeyed Your word.  
  • Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You.  
  • For I gave them the words You gave Me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent me.  
  • I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those You have given me, for they are Yours.  
  • All I have is Yours, and all You have is mine. And glory has come to Me through them.  
  • I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by the power of Your name - the name You gave Me - so that they may be one as We are one.  
  • While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name You gave Me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.  
  • I am coming to You now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of My joy within them.  
  • I have given them Your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.  
  • My prayer is not that You take them out of the world but that You protect them from the evil one.  
  • They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.  
  • Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.  
  • As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world.  
  • For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.  
  • My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message,  
  • That all of them may be one, Father, just as You are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. 
  • I have given them the glory that You gave Me, that they may be one as We are one:  
  • I in them and You in Me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me.  
  • Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory You have given Me because You loved Me before the creation of the world.  
  • Righteous Father, though the world does not know You, I know You, and they know that You have sent Me.  
  • I have made You known to them, and will continue to make You known in order that the love You have for Me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.