Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

John 17:24

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

KJV

πατήρ, ὃ δέδωκάς μοι, θέλω ἵνα ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ κἀκεῖνοι ὦσιν μετ’ ἐμοῦ, ἵνα θεωρῶσιν τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἐμήν, ἣν δέδωκάς μοι, ὅτι ἠγάπησάς με πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου.

Greek NT

Pater, quos dedisti mihi, volo ut ubi sum ego, et illi sint mecum : ut videant claritatem meam, quam dedisti mihi : quia dilexisti me ante constitutionem mundi.

Vulgate

Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

ASV

Father, I will that where I am, they also whom thou hast given me may be with me: that they may see my glory which thou hast given me, because thou hast loved me before the creation of the world.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
δόξα
doxa
noun · 166×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
θεωρέω
theoreo
verb · 57×
καταβολή
katabole
noun · 11×
κόσμος
kosmos
noun · 184×
κἀκεῖνος
kakeinos
demonstrative · 24×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
πρό
pro
preposition · 47×
ἀγαπάω
agapao
verb · 143×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐμός
emos
possessive_pronoun · 69×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅπου
opou
adverb · 82×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: πάτερ | WH/NIV/RP: πάτερ | Treg: Πατήρ
  • πάτερ — SBLGNT
  • πάτερ — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • Πατήρ — Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ὃ | WH/Treg/NIV: ὃ | RP: οὕς
  • ὃ — SBLGNT
  • ὃ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οὕς — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: δέδωκάς | WH/Treg/NIV: δέδωκάς | RP: ἔδωκάς
  • δέδωκάς — SBLGNT
  • δέδωκάς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἔδωκάς — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

14 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2749Jesus fulfilled the work of the Father completely; his prayer, like his sacrifice, extends until the end of time. the prayer of this hour fills the end-times and carries them toward their consummation. Jesus, the Son to whom the Father has given all things, has given himself wholly back to the Father, yet expresses himself with a sovereign freedom46 by virtue of the power the F…
§2750By entering into the holy name of the Lord Jesus we can accept, from within, the prayer he teaches us: "Our Father!" His priestly prayer fulfills, from within, the great petitions of the Lord's Prayer: concern for the Father's name;47 passionate zeal for his kingdom (Glory);48 The accomplishment of the will of the Father, of his plan of salvation;49 and deliverance from evil.50
If God demands obedience from man, if He formed man, called him and placed him under laws, it was merely for man's welfare; not that God stood in need of man, but that He graciously conferred upon man His favours in every possible manner. 1. In the beginning, therefore, did God form Adam, not as if He stood in need of man, but that He might have [some one] upon whom to confer H…
1. Perhaps we seemed to you the other day needlessly hard upon you and burdensome, using too sharp language, and extending too far our reproaches against the sluggishness of the many. Now if we had done this merely from a desire to vex you, each of you would with cause have been angry; but if, looking to your advantage, we neglected in our speech what might gratify you, if you …
1. Nothing is placed in the Holy Scriptures without a reason, for they were uttered by the Holy Ghost, therefore let us enquire exactly into every point. For it is possible from one expression to find out the entire meaning (of a passage), as in the case before us. Many of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? But, lo, he speaks boldly, and they say no…
1. It was probable that many of those who were more weakly would especially distrust the promises of Christ because He had died. Paul accordingly out of a superabundance introduced this illustration, deriving it from common custom. Of what kind is it? He says, indeed, on this very account we ought to be of good courage. On what account? Because testaments are established and ob…
1. The Jews greatly prided themselves on the temple and the tabernacle. Wherefore they said, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord. Jeremiah 7:4 For nowhere else in the earth was such a temple constructed as this, either for costliness, or beauty, or anything else. For God who ordained it, commanded that it should be made with great magnificence…
Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son. Calvin calls this the high priestly prayer of Christ. Jesus prays first for himself — that he might be glorified in order to glorify the Father. Then for his disciples — that they might be sanctified through the truth, God's word is truth. Then for all who will believe through their word — that they all may be one, as the Father and So…
Heidelberg Catechism · 2 passages
Q. How does Christ's ascension to heaven benefit us? A. First, he pleads our cause in heaven in the presence of his Father. Second, we have our own flesh in heaven — a guarantee that Christ our head will take us, his members, to himself in heaven. Third, he sends his Spirit to us on earth as a further guarantee. By the Spirit's power we make the goal of our lives, not earthly t…
Q. How does the article concerning life everlasting comfort you? A. Even as I already now experience in my heart the beginning of eternal joy, so after this life I will have perfect blessedness such as no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no human heart has ever imagined: a blessedness in which to praise God eternally.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 13:12 — For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
  • 1John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
  • 1John 3:2 — Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
  • 1Thess 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
  • 1Thess 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
  • 2Cor 3:18 — But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
  • 2Cor 3:18 — But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
  • 2Cor 4:6 — For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • 2Cor 5:8 — We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
  • 2Cor 5:8 — We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
  • 2Thess 2:14 — Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2Tim 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
  • 2Tim 2:10 — Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
  • Col 1:13 — Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
  • Col 3:4 — When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
  • Eph 1:4 — According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
  • Gen 45:10 — And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
  • Gen 45:13 — And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
  • Isa 33:17 — Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
  • Isa 35:2 — It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the exce
  • John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
  • John 6:37 — All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
  • John 7:34 — Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
  • John 8:58 — Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
  • John 10:17 — Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
  • John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
  • John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
  • John 14:2 — In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
  • John 14:3 — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
  • John 14:3 — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
  • John 17:2 — As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
  • John 17:5 — And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
  • John 17:5 — And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
  • John 17:6 — I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
  • John 17:23 — I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
  • Luke 9:32 — But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
  • Luke 10:21 — In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so
  • Luke 12:37 — Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
  • Luke 22:28 — Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
  • Luke 23:43 — And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.