John 17:1

The High Priestly Prayer

¹ Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, _a the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,

Cross References
John 12:23
But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

John 17:1

Glorify
(1.) To make glorious, or cause so to appear (John 12:28; 13:31, 32; 17:4, 5). (2.) Spoken of God...
Son of God
The plural, "sons of God," is used (Gen 6:2, 4) to denote the pious descendants of Seth. In Job 1...

Strong's Concordance

John 17:1

These wordsG5023 spakeG2980 Jesus,G2424 andG2532 lifted upG1869 hisG846 eyesG3788 toG1519 heaven,G3772 andG2532 saidG2036, Father,G3962 the hourG5610 is comeG2064; glorifyG1392 thyG4675 Son,G5207 thatG2443 thyG4675 SonG5207 alsoG2532 may glorifyG1392 thee:G4571

Notes

Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You.

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