The High Priestly Prayer
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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,
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b "as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many c as You have given Him.
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"And d this is eternal life, that they may know You, e the only true God, and Jesus Christ f whom You have sent.
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g "I have glorified You on the earth. h I have finished the work i which You have given Me to do.
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"And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory j which I had with You before the world was.
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k "I have manifested Your name to the men l whom You have given Me out of the world. m They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
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"Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You.
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"For I have given to them the words n which You have given Me; and they have received them, o and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that p You sent Me.
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"I pray for them. q I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.
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"And all Mine are Yours, and r Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.
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s "Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, t keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one u as We are.
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"While I was with them in the world, v I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and w none of them is lost x except the son of perdition, y that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
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"But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.
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"I have given them Your word; z and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, a just as I am not of the world.
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"I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but b that You should keep them from the evil one.
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"They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
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c "Sanctify them by Your truth. d Your word is truth.
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e "As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
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"And f for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
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"I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;
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g "that they all may be one, as h You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
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"And the i glory which You gave Me I have given them, j that they may be one just as We are one:
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"I in them, and You in Me; k that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
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l "Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; m for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
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"O righteous Father! n The world has not known You, but o I have known You; and p these have known that You sent Me.
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q "And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love r with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."
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Cross References
John 12:23
But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
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Daniel 7:14
Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
Matthew 11:27
All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
John 3:35
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.
Philippians 2:10
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth.
Hebrews 2:8
You have put all things in subjection under his feet." For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.
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John 6:37
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
John 6:39
This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
John 17:6
I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
John 17:9
I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.
John 17:24
Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
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Isaiah 53:11
He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.
Jeremiah 9:23
Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches.
Jeremiah 9:24
But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the LORD.
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1 Corinthians 8:4
Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.
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John 3:34
For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
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John 13:31
So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
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Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy.
John 4:34
Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
John 19:30
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
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Isaiah 49:3
"And He said to me, 'You are My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified.'
Isaiah 50:5
The Lord GOD has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, Nor did I turn away.
John 14:31
But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
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Proverbs 8:22 - 30
The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His w...
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was...
John 1:2
He was in the beginning with God.
Philippians 2:6
Who, being in the form of God, did not consider...
Colossians 1:15
He is the image of the invisible God, the first...
Hebrews 1:3
Who being the brightness of His glory and the e...
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Psalms 22:22
I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
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John 6:37
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
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Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.
Romans 14:8
For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
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John 8:28
Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.
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John 8:42
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.
John 16:27
For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God.
John 16:30
"Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came forth from God."
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Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear.
Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
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1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
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John 16:15
All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.
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Mark 16:19
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He ...
Luke 24:51
Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, tha...
John 13:1
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesu...
Acts 1:9
Now when He had spoken these things, while they...
Hebrews 4:14
Seeing then that we have a great High Priest wh...
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ has not entered the holy places made...
1 Peter 3:22
Who has gone into heaven and is at the right ha...
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1 Peter 1:5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Jude 1:1
Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ:
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John 10:30
"I and My Father are one."
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Hebrews 2:13
And again: "I will put My trust in Him." And again: "Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.
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John 6:39
This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
John 18:9
That the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, "Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
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Matthew 27:4
Saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!
Matthew 27:5
Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.
John 6:70
Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?
Acts 1:16 - 20
Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.
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Psalms 41:9
Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
Psalms 109:8
Let his days be few, And let another take his office.
John 13:18
"I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.'
Acts 1:20
"For it is written in the Book of Psalms: 'Let his dwelling place be desolate, And let no one live in it'; and, 'Let another take his office.'
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Matthew 24:9
Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake.
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake.
Luke 21:17
And you will be hated by all for My name's sake.
John 15:19
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
1 John 3:13
Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.
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John 8:23
And He said to them, "You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
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Matthew 6:13
And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver...
Galatians 1:4
Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might de...
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish yo...
2 Timothy 4:18
And the Lord will deliver me from every evil wo...
2 Peter 2:9
Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly ou...
1 John 5:18
We know that whoever is born of God does not si...
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Acts 15:9
And made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Ephesians 5:26
That He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word.
1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart.
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Psalms 119:9
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
Psalms 119:142
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.
Psalms 119:151
You are near, O LORD, And all Your commandments are truth.
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John 4:38
"I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors."
John 20:21
So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.
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1 Corinthians 1:2
To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.
Hebrews 10:10
By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
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John 10:16
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
Romans 12:5
So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:4
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling.
Ephesians 4:6
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
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John 10:38
"but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him."
John 17:11
Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
John 17:23
I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
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John 14:20
At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.
1 John 1:3
That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
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2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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Colossians 3:14
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
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John 12:26
If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
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Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
John 17:5
And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
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John 15:21
But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.
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John 7:29
"But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me."
John 8:55
Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, 'I do not know Him,' I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His word.
John 10:15
As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
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John 3:17
For God did not send His Son into the world to ...
John 17:3
And this is eternal life, that they may know Yo...
John 17:8
For I have given to them the words which You ha...
John 17:18
As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent...
John 17:21
That they all may be one, as You, Father, are i...
John 17:23
I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made...
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Exodus 34:5 - 7
Now the LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
John 17:6
I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
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John 15:9
As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
Ephesians 3:17 - 19
That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love.
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