John 17:20-23 NASB,NASB

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 17:20-21

John 17:20-21. Neither pray I for these alone,— "I do not make my apostles the only subjects of this my last prayer; but I pray also for all those who shall be converted by my apostles; intreating for them the gracious influences of thy Spirit, that they may maintain the unity of the faith, and all agree in one doctrine; that, as in this great design ofinstructing,converting,andsavingtheworld,a most perfect union subsists between thee and me, they also may be taken into the union, and agree as... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 17:22-23

John 17:22-23. And the glory which thou gavest me, &c.— "Moreover, the glory of inspiration, of a divine mission, and of the power of miracles to confirm that mission, which thou gavest unto me, I have bestowed on my apostles; and on those who should be converted by them, and employed to preach the gospel to the world; in order that, being commissioned by the same authority, and illuminated with one Spirit, they may fully agree in their doctrine, and their labours may lead to one end: so... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:20

20-23. Neither pray I for these alone—This very important explanation, uttered in condescension to the hearers and readers of this prayer in all time, is meant not merely of what follows, but of the whole prayer. them also which shall believe—The majority of the best manuscripts read "which believe," all future time being viewed as present, while the present is viewed as past and gone. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:21

21. that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may be one in us—The indwelling Spirit of the Father and the Son is the one perfect bond of union, knitting up into a living unity, first all believers amongst themselves; next, this unity into one still higher, with the Father and the Son. (Observe, that Christ never mixes Himself up with His disciples as He associates Himself with the Father, but says I in THEM and THEY in US). that the world may believe that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:22

22. And the glory which thou gavest—hast given. me I have given them, that they may be one, even as we are one—The last clause shows the meaning of the first. It is not the future glory of the heavenly state, but the secret of that present unity just before spoken of; the glory, therefore, of the indwelling Spirit of Christ; the glory of an accepted state, of a holy character, of every grace. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:23

23. I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one—(See on :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:20

Jesus now identified future believers as the objects of His intercession, as well as the Eleven. He described them as those who would believe through the witness of the Eleven. All Christians have come to Jesus Christ either directly or indirectly through one or another of the original disciples or apostles. As we have seen, John had a special interest in stressing the importance and effectiveness of the witness of believers. This witness is the concrete expression of the mission to which Jesus... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:20-23

The request for unity 17:20-23 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:20-26

3. Jesus’ requests for future believers 17:20-26As Jesus thought about the disciples that would believe on Him through the witness of the Eleven, He requested two things for them from His Father: unity and glorification. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:21

Jesus prayed for the unity of all believers as well as for the unity of the Eleven (John 17:11). This unity rests on adherence to God’s truth, and it reflects the unity that exists between the Father and the Son. Furthermore it is union with the Father and the Son (cf. ch. 15). God answered this prayer initially on the day of Pentecost when He united believers with Himself in the body of Christ, the church (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:13).The purpose of this unity is that the world might believe that... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 17:20-21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 17:22-23

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:21

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 17:23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:20-23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:20-26

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 17:21

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