John 17:5

John 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
• New International Version (NIV)And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

Context of John 17:5

3And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4I glorified You on the earth by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do. And now You, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world existed. 6“I have revealed Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have followed Your word. 7Now they have come to know that everything which You have given Me is from You;

John 17:5 word by word

καὶ νῦν δόξασόν με σύ, πάτερ, παρὰ σεαυτῷ τῇ δόξῃ ᾗ εἶχον πρὸ τοῦ τὸν κόσμον εἶναι παρὰ σοί.¶Read the interlinear

• And nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• You, Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• glorifyδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• Me togetherπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• with Yourselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
• with the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• with You beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• existedεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 17:5

• John 17:24Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
• John 1:18No one has seen God at any time; God the only Son, who is in the arms of the Father, He has explained Him.
• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven, except He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.
• John 10:30I and the Father are one.”
• John 14:9Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
• Proverbs 8:22“The Lord created me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.
• Philippians 2:6who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
• Colossians 1:15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:
• Hebrews 1:3And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
• 1 John 1:2and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was revealed to us--
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
• John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• Matthew 25:34“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• 1 Peter 1:20For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you
• Revelation 13:8All who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slaughtered.

Commentaries on John 17:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Before the world was - That is, from eternity, before there was any creation - so the phrase, and others similar to it, are taken in the sacred writings; see John 17:24; Psalm 90:2; Ephesians 1:4. See John 1:1. Let the glory of my eternal divinity surround and penetrate my humanity, in its resurrection, ascension, and in the place which it is to occupy at thy right hand, far above all creatures, Philemon 2:6, Philemon 2:9.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5With thine own self - In heaven, granting me a participation of the same honor which the Father has. He had just said that he had glorified God on the earth, he now prays that God would glorify him in heaven. With the glory - With the honor. This word also includes the notion of happiness, or everything which could render the condition blessed. Before the world was - There could not be a more distinct and clear declaration of the pre-existence of Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Jesus prayed to return to the position he had with God before the world began (1:1).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 17:5

• God
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• Jesus, the Christ
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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