John 17:4

John 17:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
• New International Version (NIV)I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.

Context of John 17:4

2since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. 6"I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

John 17:4 word by word

ἐγώ σε ἐδόξασα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς τὸ ἔργον τελειώσας ὃ δέδωκάς μοι ἵνα ποιήσω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• have glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the earthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• I have finishedτελειόωteleioō · to perfectG5048
• the workἔργονergon · workG2041
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou gavestδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for John 17:4

• John 12:28Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."
• John 13:31When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
• John 14:13Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 4:34Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
• John 5:36But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.
• John 9:3Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.
• John 14:31but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
• John 15:10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
• John 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished," and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
• Acts 20:24But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Commentaries on John 17:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I have glorified thee - Our Lord, considering himself as already sacrificed for the sin of the world, speaks of having completed the work which God had given him to do: and he looks forward to that time when, through the preaching of his Gospel, his sacrifice should be acknowledged, and the true God should be known and worshipped by the whole world.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Have glorified thee - In my instructions and life. See his discourses everywhere, the whole tendency of which is to put honor on God. I have finished the work - Compare John 19:30. When he says “I have finished,” he probably means to include also his death. All the preparations for that death were made. He had preached to the Jews; he had given them full proof that he was the Messiah; he had collected his disciples; he had taught them the nature of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The miracles of Jesus displayed God's glory to the world (1:14). This task was finished. The life and obedience of Jesus glorified God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. I have glorified thee on the earth--rather, "I glorified" (for the thing is conceived as now past). I have finished--I finished. the work which thou gavest me to do--It is very important to preserve in the translation the past tense, used in the original, otherwise it might be thought that the work already "finished" was only what He had done before uttering that prayer; whereas it will be observed that our Lord speaks throughout as already beyond…Read the comment

Topics related to John 17:4

• Glorifying God
• Jesus Continued
• Obedience
• Prayer
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
• Glorify
• Perseverance of the saints
• Sanctify
• Truth
• Wherewith
• Atonement
• Children of God
• Christ, Offices of
• Christ, the Exaltation of

Commentaries on John 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings