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Holman Christian Standard Bible

John 17 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Jesus Prays for Himself

1. Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said:Father,the hour has come.Glorify Your Sonso that the Son may glorify You,

2. for You gave Him authorityover all flesh; so He may give eternal life to all You have given Him.

3. This is eternal life:that they may know You, the only true God,and the One You have sent — Jesus Christ.

4. I have glorified You on the earthby completing the work You gave Me to do.

5. Now, Father, glorify Me in Your presencewith that glory I had with Youbefore the world existed.

6. I have revealed Your name to the men You gave Me from the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

7. Now they know that all thingsYou have given to Me are from You,

8. because the words that You gave Me, I have given them.They have received themand have known for certainthat I came from You. They have believed that You sent Me.

9. I pray for them.I am not praying for the worldbut for those You have given Me, because they are Yours.

10. Everything I have is Yours,and everything You have is Mine, and I have been glorified in them.

11. I am no longer in the world,but they are in the world,and I am coming to You. Holy Father,protect them by Your name that You have given Me,so that they may be one as We are one.

12. While I was with them,I was protecting them by Your namethat You have given Me.I guarded them and not one of them is lost,except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture may be fulfilled.

13. Now I am coming to You,and I speak these things in the worldso that they may have My joy completed in them.

14. I have given them Your word.The world hated thembecause they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

15. I am not prayingthat You take them out of the worldbut that You protect them from the evil one.

16. They are not of the world,as I am not of the world.

17. Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

18. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.

19. I sanctify Myself for them,so they also may be sanctified by the truth.

20. I pray not only for these,but also for those who believe in Methrough their message.

21. May they all be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You. May they also be one in Us,so the world may believe You sent Me.

22. I have given them the glory You have given Me.May they be one as We are one.

23. I am in them and You are in Me. May they be made completely one,so the world may know You have sent Meand have loved them as You have loved Me.

24. Father,I desire those You have given Meto be with Me where I am. Then they will see My glory,which You have given Mebecause You loved Me before the world’s foundation.

25. Righteous Father!The world has not known You.However, I have known You, and these have known that You sent Me.

26. I made Your name known to themand will make it known,so the love You have loved Me withmay be in them and I may be in them.