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

1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you – just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him. 3Now this is eternal life – that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. 4I glorified you on earth by completing 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 the Son and has placed all things under his authority.
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.
• Psalms 2:6“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”
• Psalms 110:1Here is the Lord’s proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”
• Daniel 7:14To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.
• Matthew 11:27All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.
• Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
• Ephesians 1:20This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms
• Philippians 2:10so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth –
• Hebrews 1:2in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
• Hebrews 2:8You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,
• 1 Peter 3:22who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
• John 17:24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
• John 4:14But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”
• John 6:27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put 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