John 17:26 NIV,NKJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 17:24-26

Here is, I. A petition for the glorifying of all those that were given to Christ (John 17:24), not only these apostles, but all believers: Father, I will that they may be with me. Observe, 1. The connection of this request with those foregoing. He had prayed that God would preserve, sanctify, and unite them; and now he prays that he would crown all his gifts with their glorification. In this method we must pray, first for grace, and then for glory (Ps. 84:11); for in this method God gives. Far... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 17:22-26

17:22-26 "And I have given them the glory which you gave me, that they may be one as we are one. I am in them, and you are in me, so that their unity with us and with each other may stand consummated and complete. I pray for this that the world may realize that you sent me, and that you loved them as you loved me. Father, it is my will that those whom you have given me should be with me where I am going, that they may see my glory which you gave me, because you loved me before the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 17:26

And I have declared unto them thy name ,.... Himself, his nature, his perfections, especially of grace and mercy, his mind and will, his Gospel; See Gill on John 17:6 . A very fit person Christ was to make this declaration, since he was with him from all eternity, and was in his bosom; the Father did all in him, and his name is in him; and he is the faithful witness; nor is anything of God to be known savingly, but in and through Christ; the apostles are here particularly meant, though the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:26

I have declared unto them thy name, etc. - I have taught them the true doctrine. And will declare it - This he did: 1st. By the conversations he had with his disciples after his resurrection, during the space of forty days. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:26

Verse 26 26.And I have declared to them thy name, and will declare it. Christ discharged the office of Teacher, but, in order to make known the Father, he employed the secret revelation of the Spirit, and not the sound of his voice alone. He means, therefore, that he taught the apostles efficaciously. Besides, their faith being at that time very weak, he promises greater progress for the future, and thus prepares them to expect more abundant grace of the Holy Spirit. Though he speaks of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:1-26

4. The high-priestly intercession . Audible communion of the Son with the Father . The prayer which now follows reveals, in the loftiest and sublimest form, the Divine humanity of the Son of man, and the fact that, in the consciousness of Jesus as the veritable Christ of God, there was actually blended the union of the Divine and human, and a perfect exercise of the prerogatives of both. The illimitable task which writers of the second century must have set themselves to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:20-26

(3) Prayer for the Church Catholic in all time . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:25-26

An appeal to God's righteousness. Our Lord approaches the climax of his prayer. I. MARK THE MODE OF ADDRESS . "Righteous Father." Six times in this prayer has Christ addressed God as Father; but the name here used implies that Christ insists upon the reward of his service and. his sufferings. Justice pleads on behalf of the disciples. The thought of a "righteous Father" is: 1. Comforting to the righteous and the oppressed . 2. Terrible to the ungodly . II. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:26

Since they have "learned that thou sourest me," our Lord, to complete the awful monologue, adds, A nd I made known thy Name to them , pointing back to the ἐφανερωσάσου τὸ ὅνομα of John 17:6 . "To make manifest" is not equal in potency with "to make known, to cause them to know;" there is more direct work done in them and to them in order to effect knowledge . Our Lord also declares that he has done this already, but his work of manifestation and teaching are not complete. There... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 17:26

Thy name - See the notes at John 17:6.And will declare it - After my resurrection, and by the influence of the Holy Spirit, Luke 24:45; Acts 1:3.I in them - By my doctrines and the influences of my Spirit. That my religion may show its power, and produce its proper fruits in their minds, Galatians 4:19.The discourse in John 14:0; John 15:0; John 16:0 is the most tender and sublime that was ever pronounced in our world. No composition can be found anywhere so fitted to sustain the soul in trial... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 17:24-26

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 17:22-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 17:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:26

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:1-26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:20-26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:25-26

The Pulpit Commentary - John 17:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 17:26

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