Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 17:24
Here he returns to the apostles. I will — He asks, as having a right to be heard, and prays, not as a servant, but a Son: that they may behold my glory — Herein Is the happiness of heaven, 1 John 3:2.
Here he returns to the apostles. I will — He asks, as having a right to be heard, and prays, not as a servant, but a Son: that they may behold my glory — Herein Is the happiness of heaven, 1 John 3:2.
JOHN 17:24 o] de,dwka,j moi {B} The difficult o[, read by good representatives of several text-types (î60 a B D W itd syrs, pal copbo goth geo1), was replaced in most witnesses by the easier...
Verse 24. _THAT THEY MAY BEHOLD MY GLORY_] That they may _enjoy_ eternal felicity with me in thy kingdom. So the word is used, John 3:3; Matthew 5:8. The design of Christ is, that all who _believe_ s...
I WILL - This expression, though it commonly denotes command, is here only expressive of desire. It is used in prayer, and it was not the custom of the Saviour to use language of command when addressi...
CHAPTER 17 _ 1. The Finished Work. (John 17:1 .)_ 2. The Father's Name and the Father's Gift. (John 17:6 .) 3. Not of the World but Kept in it. (John 17:11 .) 4. Sanctification of Himself for His O...
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 st...
The prayer now passes to those whom they shall make disciples, the fruits of their missionary labours. For them He asks unity, in the Father and the Son, corresponding to the unity of Father and Son....
WILL THAT THEY... BE WITH ME WHERE. AM. That in due time all my disciples shall follow me to heaven, where they shall see the glory of Christ....
"And I have given them the glory which you gave me, that they may be one as we are one. I am in them, and you are in me, so that their unity with us and with each other may stand consummated and compl...
THE GLORY OF THE CROSS (John 17:1-5)...
WILL. Greek. _thelo._ App-102. Compare John 12:21; John 15:7; John 16:19. BEHOLD. Greek. _theoreo._ App-133. Compare John 2:23, the foun
_Father_ Comp. John 17:1_; John 17:5; John 17:11_, John 11:41; John 12:27. The rela
THE PRAYER FOR THE WHOLE CHURCH Christ having prayed first for the _Author_ of salvation, and then for the _instruments_ of the work, now prays for the _objects_ of it. The limitation stated in John...
22–24. Having prayed for them with a view to their unity, Jesus passes to His final petition, a share in His glory for His disciples. In leading up to this He states what He Himself has done for them:...
ΠΑΤΉΡ, Ὅ for Πάτερ, οὕς (an obvious correction). THE PRAYER OF THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST The prayer which follows the last discourse is unique in the Gospels. The other Evangelists, especially S. Luke, m...
VER 24. FATHER, I WILL THAT THEY ALSO, WHOM YOU HAVE GIVEN ME, BE WITH ME WHERE I AM; THAT THEY MAY BEHOLD MY GLORY, WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN ME: FOR YOU LOVED ME BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. 25. O...
ΔΈΔΩΚΑΣ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ, _см._ John 17:6. ΊΝ (G2443) что, используется для выражения содержания желания, ΘΕΩΡΏΣΙΝ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΘΕΩΡΈΩ (G2334) видеть. _Conj._ с ΊΝ (G2443) выража...
DISCOURSE: 1716 CHRIST’S INTERCESSION John 17:24. _Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me_. THERE is an...
FATHER, I WILL, &C.— See John 17:5. "Not only with respect to those apostles whom thou hast particularly given me, but also to those in every age and country, who shall sincerely and perseveringly bel...
PRAYER FOR ALL BELIEVERS _Text: John 17:20-26_ 20 Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 17:20-26 The following is an Analysis of the dosing section of John 17:— We have now arrived at the dosing section of this wonderful Prayer, a section which sup...
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. FATHE...
4 The charge against all mankind is that all sin and are wanting of the glory of God (Rom_3:23). God guarantees to give glory and honor and incorruption to all who endure in good acts. Our Lord is the...
CHRIST'S HIGH-PRIESTLY PRAYER 1-26. Christ's Great Intercession for Himself, for the Apostles, and for the World. This prayer is often, and suitably called Christ's 'High-priestly prayer,' because in...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 17 JESUS PRAYS ON HIS OWN BEHALF 17:1-5 V1 After Jesus said all these things, he looked up towards heaven. He prayed: ‘...
FATHER, I WILL THAT THEY ALSO, WHOM THOU HAST GIVEN ME, BE WITH ME WHERE I AM. — Better, _Father, I will that that which Thou hast given Me, even they may be with Me where I am._ The thought of the un...
XVI. _ CHRIST'S INTERCESSORY PRAYER._ "These things spake Jesus; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, Father, the hour is come; glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee: even as Thou gave...
Πάτερ, ὅ δέδωκάς μοι, “that which Thou hast given me,” _i.e._, the community of believers; θέλω, “I will,” no longer, ἐρωτῶ, “that where I am, there they may be also”; ὅ resolved into individuals. To...
_Prayer for future believers_....
THE MASTER'S COMMISSION John 17:18-26 In John 10:36 we are told that the Father consecrated our Redeemer to the great work by which He had brought nigh them that were far off, Ephesians 2:13. What a...
This chapter records for us words of our Lord addressed to His Father. In the first movement He was dealing strictly and only with relationships between Himself and the Father, referring to a past glo...
CHAPTER 24. VALEDICTORY PRAYER John 17. O the infinite moment, interest, value, and consolation of this prayer! Because it is the last, regular, formal petition our Savior offered for His disciples i...
Jesus prays for the union of believers with Himself and among themselves. ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 20-26. 1. John 17:20-24. The prayer now turns to the great company of believers...
THIRD SECTION: 17:1-26. THE PRAYER. The shout of victory with which Jesus closed His conversations with the disciples was an anticipation of faith. To transform the victory which was announced into a...
VER. 24. “ _Father, my will is that those whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world....
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; (21) That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in u...
In John 15:1-27 our Lord substitutes Himself for Israel, as the plant of God, responsible to bear fruit for Him on earth (not merely for man, as such, openly sinful and lost). He takes the place of th...
_CHRIST’S WISH FOR HIS PEOPLE_ ‘Father, I will that they also whom Thou hast given Me be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory.’ John 17:24 The truth that men are judged by their desire...
24._Father, I will. To will _is put for _to desire; _(129) for it expresses not a command but a prayer. But it may be understood in two ways; either that _he wills _that the disciples may enjoy his et...
chapter 17 is divided thus: John 17:1-5 relate to Christ Himself, to His taking His position in glory, to His work, and to that glory as belonging to His Person, and the result of His work. John 17:1-...
FATHER, I WILL THAT THEY ALSO WHOM THOU HAST GIVEN ME,.... Not all the world, but a select number; not apostles only, nor as such; nor believers, or as such, for as such they were not given to Christ;...
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. Ver. 24...
John 17:24. "Also." - Query - What doth this particle 'also' refer to? Ans. Christ had before prayed for His own glory. This He began with in verse 1. This He repeats in verse 5. And this He speaks of...
_Father, I will_ He asks as one having a right to be heard; and prays, not as a servant, but as a Son; _that they also whom thou hast given me_ Not only my apostles and first disciples, but all my bel...
WITH ME WHERE I AM; in heaven. The death of Christians is in answer to the prayers of Christ, and for the purpose of removing them to the perfect and everlasting enjoyment of his presence in heaven....
FATHER, I WILL THAT THEY ALSO WHOM THOU HAST GIVEN ME BE WITH ME WHERE I AM, THAT THEY MAY BEHOLD MY GLORY WHICH THOU HAST GIVEN ME; FOR THOU LOVEDST ME BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. Jesus Himse...
Christ prays for the future believers:...
HIS MINISTRY OF INTERCESSION (v.1) In Chapter s 13 to 16 the Lord has completed what He had to tell His disciples, ending with the empowering ministry of chapter 16. He has made every provision for t...
24-26 Christ, as one with the Father, claimed on behalf of all that had been given to him, and should in due time believe on him, that they should be brought to heaven; and that there the whole compa...
Here our Saviour wills his disciples eternal life; or rather prays to his Father, that he would preserve his disciples unto, and at last bestow upon them, eternal life and salvation; so as the phrase,...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV indicating that they did not glorify Him when they followed Him; but that, in following the Son of God, they were glorified by Him. And again, "I will, that where I...
John 17:24 Father G3962 desire G2309 (G5719) that G2443 also G2548 whom G3739 gave G1325 (G5758) Me...
“Father, that which you have given me, I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.” ‘Th...
JESUS PRAYS IN THE UPPER ROOM (JOHN 17). Depending on how we interpret John 14:31 this prayer appears either to have been made in the Upper Room, or at some spot on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane...
JESUS DEDICATES ALL WHO WILL RESPOND TO HIM THROUGH HIS APOSTLES (JOHN 17:20). Jesus was now looking far ahead, beyond His own group of disciples, as He began to pray for all who would become believer...
John 17:24. FATHER, WHAT THOU HAST GIVEN ME, I DESIRE THAT WHERE I AM THEY ALSO MAY BE WITH ME, THAT THEY MAY BEHOLD MY GLORY WHICH THOU HAST GIVEN ME, BECAUSE THOU LOVEDST ME BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF...
I WILL (θελω). Perfect identity of his will with that of the Father in "this moment of spiritual exaltation" (Bernard), though in Gethsemane Jesus distinguishes between his human will and that of t...
John 17:24 Christ's Wish for Man This must always be the first joy of any really good life, its first joy and its first anxiety at once, the desire that others should enter into it. Indeed, here is a...
We will read this evening a portion of two prayers offered by our Divine Lord and Master on that night in which he was betrayed. The first is that memorable intercessory prayer of his recorded in the...
John 17:1. _These words spake Jesus, and, lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come;_ The hour to which he had so long looked forward, the hour which he had anticipated with ar...
John 17:1. _These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, thee hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:_ The hour has come. The most important...
John 17:1. _These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all fl...
CONTENTS: Jesus' prayer of intercession. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples, Judas. CONCLUSION: If God be our Father, we have an intercessor to appear for us continually to guarantee our safe delivery...
John 17:1. _Father, the hour is come, glorify thy Son._ By Father the divinity is understood, the Father being the fountain of deity. The hour of my passion being come, glorify thy Son by speedily rai...
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. By his death and by sending the Spirit of truth. The purpose of this, is so that the love the Father has for the Son will be _in_ the disciples from that time on, to the...
_Father I will that they also whom Thou hast given Me be with Me._ CHRIST’S LAST WILL Jesus no longer says, “I pray” but “I will.” This expression, found nowhere else, in the mouth of Jesus, is gener...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 17:24 The whole purpose of salvation is communicated in this verse. It begins now, but its completion comes after this life. SEE includes the idea of entering into and experiencing s...
_Father I will that they also whom Thou hast given Me may be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me: because Thou lovedst Me before the foundation of the world._ H...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 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 ar...
EXPOSITION JOHN 17:1 4. The _high-priestly intercession_._ Audible communion of the Son with the Father_._ _The prayer which now follows reveals, in the loftiest and sublimest form, the Divine human...
These words spake Jesus, and he lifted up his eyes to heaven (John 17:1), Now He is finished with His disciples and He turns now to the Father. He said, "I am not alone; the Father is with Me." And co...
1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 John 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 3:18;...
They - whom [ο υ ς]. The best texts read o, that which. The construction is similar to that in ver. 2, "that He should give eternal life," etc. Like pan, all, in that passage, that which here refers t...
LOOKING BACKWARD John 17:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The seventeenth chapter of John contains the prayer which Jesus Christ uttered in the upper room after He had taken of the Passover and had broken the...
THE CHRISTIAN AND THE WORLD John 17:6 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We face a sad spectacle in the history of the church at this time. The world has become so entrenched in the life and activities of the chur...
Our Saviour had prayed for his disciples' sanctification before, here he prays for their glorification: 1. THAT THEY MAY BE WHERE HE IS; now Christ is with them in his ordinances, in his word, and at...