Jesus is with his disciples, probably at the foot of the Mount of Olives, in the Garden of Gethsemane, or walking that way. In these final hours, he stops and prays. The other gospels report that Jesus prayed; John here records some details of the prayer.
John 17: 1-5, Glorify your Son
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed:
“Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.
3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
4 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.
5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
Longtime plans are coming to fruition. In them, the glorified Son, and the eternal life created by the upcoming sacrifice, will demonstrate the glory and majesty of God.
John 17: 6-8, These human followers...
6 “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.
7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you.
8 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.
A small set of followers are here with Jesus in the garden. They believe Jesus and -- at least partially -- recognize that he is the Messiah. But they are frail.
In verses 6 and 26, Jesus says to God, "I have made you known..." According to the NIV footnotes, the phrase is really "I have made your name known." But in Biblical times God's name was identified with God.
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