John 17:1

John 17:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,

Context of John 17:1

Jesus spoke these things; and raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You, 2just as You gave Him authority over all mankind, so that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life. 3And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

John 17:1 word by word

Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἶπεν· πάτερ, ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα· δόξασόν σου τὸν υἱόν, ἵνα ὁ υἱὸς δοξάσῃ σέ.Read the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• spokeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• raisingἐπαίρωepairō · to lift upG1869
• His eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• to heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• the hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• has comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• glorifyδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• Your Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443

Cross-references for John 17:1

• John 11:41So they removed the stone. And Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
• Psalms 121:1I will raise my eyes to the mountains; From where will my help come?
• Psalms 123:1To You I have raised my eyes, You who are enthroned in the heavens!
• Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter; I moan like a dove; My eyes look wistfully to the heights; Lord, I am oppressed, be my security.
• Luke 18:13But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
• John 7:30So they were seeking to arrest Him; and yet no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
• John 8:20These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple area; and no one arrested Him, because His hour had not yet come.
• John 12:23But Jesus answered them by saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
• John 13:1Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
• John 16:32Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
• Mark 14:41And He came the third time, and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough. The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
• Luke 22:53While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”
• John 17:4I glorified You on the earth by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do.
• John 7:39But this He said in reference to the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
• John 11:4But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not meant for death, but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”
• John 13:31Therefore when he had left, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;

Commentaries on John 17:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1These words spake Jesus - That is, what is related in the preceding chapters. We may consider our Lord as still moving on towards Gethsemane, not having yet passed the brook Cedron, John 18:1. Our Lord, who was now going to act as high priest for the whole human race, imitates in his conduct that of the Jewish high priest on the great day of expiation; who, in order to offer up the grand atonement for the sins of the people: - Washed himself, and put on…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1These words - The words addressed to them in the preceding chapters. They were proceeding to the garden of Gethsemane. It adds much to the interest of this prayer that it was offered in the stillness of the night, in the open air, and in the especially tender circumstances in which Jesus and his apostles were. It is the longest prayer recorded in the New Testament. It was offered on the most tender and solemn occasion that has ever occurred in our world…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ's prayer for himself. (1-5) His prayer for his disciples. (6-10) His prayer. (11-26) Verses 1-5 Our Lord prayed as a man, and as the Mediator of his people; yet he spoke with majesty and authority, as one with and equal to the Father. Eternal life could not be given to believers, unless Christ, their Surety, both glorified the Father, and was glorified of him. This is the sinner's way to eternal life, and when this knowledge shall be made perfect…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Jesus looked up to heaven. This was the traditional Jewish way to pray (11:41; Psalm 123:1). He probably also raised his hands (Exodus 9:33; 17:11; Psalm 28:2). Jesus said prayers like this out loud so his followers could hear them (John 11:41–42; 12:27–30; also Matthew 11:25–30; Luke 10:21–22). Father was the usual way Jesus addressed God, which he did six times in this prayer (see also John 11:41; 12:27). This title, uncommon in the Jewish faith, showed…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

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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