John 17:2

John 17:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
• New International Version (NIV)For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.

Context of John 17:2

1After saying this, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the time is here. Give your Son glory so that your Son can give you glory. After all, you’ve given him authority over all humanity so that he can give eternal life to all those you gave to him. 3This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. 4On earth I have given you glory by finishing the work you gave me to do.

John 17:2 word by word

καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός, ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ, δώσῃ αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• thou hast givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• power overἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• asὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739

Cross-references for John 17:2

• John 3:35The Father loves his Son and has put everything in his power.
• John 5:21In the same way that the Father brings back the dead and gives them life, the Son gives life to anyone he chooses.
• Psalms 2:6“I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
• Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Take the honored position—the one next to me [God the Father] on the heavenly throne until I put your enemies under your control.”
• Daniel 7:14He was given power, honor, and a kingdom. People from every province, nation, and language were to serve him. His power is an eternal power that will not be taken away. His kingdom will never be destroyed.
• Matthew 11:27“My Father has turned everything over to me. Only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him.
• Matthew 28:18When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:25Christ must rule until God has put every enemy under his control.
• Ephesians 1:20He worked with that same power in Christ when he brought him back to life and gave him the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
• Philippians 2:10so that at the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will kneel
• Hebrews 1:2In these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. God made his Son responsible for everything. His Son is the one through whom God made the universe.
• Hebrews 2:8You put everything under his control.” When God put everything under his Son’s control, nothing was left out. However, at the present time we still don’t see everything under his Son’s control.
• 1 Peter 3:22Now Christ has gone to heaven where he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne. Angels, rulers, and powers have been placed under his authority.
• John 17:24“Father, I want those you have given to me to be with me, to be where I am. I want them to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the world was made.
• John 4:14But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.”
• John 6:27Don’t work for food that spoils. Instead, work for the food that lasts into eternal life. This is the food the Son of Man will give you. After all, the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”

Commentaries on John 17:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2As thou hast given him power - As the Messiah, Jesus Christ received from the Father universal dominion. All flesh, i.e. all the human race, was given unto him, that by one sacrifice of himself, he might reconcile them all to God; having by his grace tasted death for every man, Hebrews 2:9. And this was according to the promise of the universal inheritance made to Christ, Psalm 2:8, which was to be made up of the heathen, and the uttermost parts of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2As thou hast given him power - It was on the ground of this power given to Christ that the apostles were commanded to go and teach all nations. See the notes at Matthew 28:18-19. All flesh - All men, Matthew 24:22; Luke 3:6. That he should give eternal life - See the notes at John 5:24. To as many as thou hast given him - See the notes at John 10:16; John 6:37. To all on whom the Father has purposed to bestow the blessings of redemption through his Son…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2All authority has been placed in Jesus’ hands (3:35); he can give eternal life as only God can (3:15; 5:21, 25–26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-26(See on Joh 14:1). Had this prayer not been recorded, what reverential reader would not have exclaimed, Oh, to have been within hearing of such a prayer as that must have been, which wound up the whole of His past ministry and formed the point of transition to the dark scenes which immediately followed! But here it is, and with such signature of the Lips that uttered it that we seem rather to hear it from Himself than read it from the pen of His faithful…Read the comment

Topics related to John 17:2

• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Life
• Power
• Prayer
• Predestination
• Regeneration
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Eternal life
• Covenant
• Perseverance of the saints
• Predestination
• Sanctify
• Truth
• Wherewith
• Atonement
• Authority in Religion
• Christ, Offices 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