JOHN 17. THE HIGH-PRIESTLY PRAYER. Various guesses (they are nothing
more) have been made as to the scene: the upper chamber, or the way to
Gethsemane, or the courts of the Temple. The substance of su...
CHAPTER XVII.
THE LORD'S PRAYER.
This prayer, so solemn and so tender, would never have been recorded
had it not been intended for our study and profit, but. approach it
with. feeling that it is almo...
The Prayer of the Great High Priest
"The prayer which follows the last discourse as its fit crown and
conclusion has been designated by an old tradition _the Prayer of the
High Priest_, now about to t...
_CHRIST PRAYETH TO HIS FATHER TO GLORIFY HIM: TO PRESERVE HIS APOSTLES
IN UNITY AND TRUTH: TO GLORIFY THEM AND ALL HIS OTHER FAITHFUL
DISCIPLES WITH HIM IN HEAVEN._
_Anno Domini 33._...
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
This is one of the most precious Chapter s of the Fourth Gospel. Here
the Incarnate Son pours out His divine heart in prayer for Himself,
for His intimate friends and for all believe...
1:2 _ He_ (c-1) In John, the personal pronoun, generally emphatic in
Greek where inserted, is used so constantly that it can hardly be
considered such in many cases, but certain instances which are
c...
XVII.
[(3) LOVE MANIFESTED IN HIS INTERCESSORY PRAYER (John 17:1). HE PRAYS
—
(_a_)
_For Himself; the glory of the Son_ (John 17:1);
(_b_)
_For the disciples; their union with the Father and the S...
CHAPTER 17.
_ The closing prayer of Jesus_ [“ _precatio summi saccrdotis_,”
_Chytraeus_]. John 17:1-5, _with reference to Himself_; John 17:6-19,
_for His disciples_; John 17:20-26, for all who shoul
The chapter on which we now enter contains what is generally known as
our Lord's High-priestly Prayer. Such a name is appropriately given
it; partly, because it is the longest and most solemn utteranc...
PART V. (E.)
OUR LORD’S INTERCESSORY PRAYER
_Jesus prays_
1. For Himself—that He may be glorified, and thus glorify the Father
(John 17:1);
2. For the disciples—that they may be kept from the evil...