And this is life eternal, that they know thee to be the [a]only very God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

And now glorify me, thou Father, with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

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Footnotes

  1. John 17:3 He calleth the Father the only very God, to set him against all false gods, and not to shut out himself and the holy Ghost, For straightway he joineth the knowledge of the Father and the knowledge of himself together, and according to his accustomed manner, setteth forth the whole Godhead in the person of the father: So is the Father alone said to be King, immortal, wise, and dwelling in the light which no man can attain unto, invisible, Rom. 16:17; 1 Tim. 1:17.

Now this is eternal life: that they know you,(A) the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(B) I have brought you glory(C) on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.(D) And now, Father, glorify me(E) in your presence with the glory I had with you(F) before the world began.(G)

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