John 17:5
New International Version
And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.

New Living Translation
Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.

English Standard Version
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

Berean Standard Bible
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

Berean Literal Bible
And now glorify Me, You Father, with Yourself, with the glory that I had with You before the world existed.

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

New King James Version
And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

New American Standard Bible
And now You, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world existed.

NASB 1995
“Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

NASB 1977
“And now, glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

Amplified Bible
Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory and majesty that I had with You before the world existed.

Christian Standard Bible
Now, Father, glorify me in your presence with that glory I had with you before the world existed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with that glory I had with You before the world existed.

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

Contemporary English Version
Now, Father, give me back the glory I had with you before the world was created.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now, Father, give me glory in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world existed.

Good News Translation
Father! Give me glory in your presence now, the same glory I had with you before the world was made.

International Standard Version
"So now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world existed.

Majority Standard Bible
And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

NET Bible
And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.

New Heart English Bible
Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.

Webster's Bible Translation
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thy ownself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

Weymouth New Testament
And now, Father, do Thou glorify me in Thine own presence, with the glory that I had in Thy presence before the world existed.

World English Bible
Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And now, glorify Me, You Father, with Yourself, with the glory that I had with You before the world was;

Berean Literal Bible
And now glorify Me, You Father, with Yourself, with the glory that I had with You before the world existed.

Young's Literal Translation
'And now, glorify me, Thou Father, with Thyself, with the glory that I had before the world was, with Thee;

Smith's Literal Translation
And now, honour thou me, O Father, with thyself, with the honour which I had with thee before the world was.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now glorify thou me, O Father, with thyself, with the glory which I had, before the world was, with thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And now Father, glorify me within yourself, with the glory that I had with you before the world ever was.

New American Bible
Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.

New Revised Standard Version
So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So now, O my Father, glorify me with you, with the same glory which I had with you before the world was made.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Now, glorify me, my Father, in union with yourself, in that glory which I had in union with you before the universe was.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And now, Father, glorify me with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

Godbey New Testament
And now, Father, glorify thou me with thyself with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

Haweis New Testament
And now, Father, do thou glorify me with thyself in the glory which I held with thee before the world was.

Mace New Testament
and now, O father, glorify me in heaven, with the glory which I had before the creation of the world.

Weymouth New Testament
And now, Father, do Thou glorify me in Thine own presence, with the glory that I had in Thy presence before the world existed.

Worrell New Testament
And, now, Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine Own Self, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.

Worsley New Testament
and now, O Father, glorify Thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was made.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Prayer for the Son
4I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. 5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. 6I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.…

Cross References
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

Philippians 2:6-7
Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, / but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Colossians 1:16-17
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Hebrews 1:2-3
But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. / The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

John 8:58
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 6:62
Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

John 3:13
No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 16:28
I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Proverbs 8:22-30
The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. / From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. / When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. ...

Daniel 7:13-14
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.


Treasury of Scripture

And now, O Father, glorify you me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world was.

glorify.

John 17:24
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 3:13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

before.

John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…

Matthew 25:34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

1 Peter 1:20
Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

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John 17
1. Jesus prays to his Father.














And now
This phrase marks a pivotal moment in Jesus' prayer, indicating a transition from His earthly ministry to the fulfillment of His mission. The Greek word "νῦν" (nun) signifies immediacy and urgency, underscoring the culmination of Jesus' work on earth and the impending events of His crucifixion and resurrection. It reflects the divine timing and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.

Father
The term "Father" (Greek: "Πατήρ," Pater) is a profound expression of the intimate relationship between Jesus and God. It emphasizes the familial bond and the unity within the Trinity. This address highlights Jesus' divine sonship and His submission to the Father's will, serving as a model for believers in their relationship with God.

glorify Me
The Greek word "δοξάζω" (doxazo) means to honor, magnify, or make glorious. Jesus is asking the Father to restore His pre-incarnate glory, which He temporarily set aside during His earthly ministry. This request is not for personal gain but for the revelation of His divine nature and the fulfillment of God's salvific purposes. It points to the cross as the ultimate display of God's glory through Jesus' obedience and sacrifice.

in Your presence
This phrase, "παρά σεαυτῷ" (para seauto), indicates a return to the intimate fellowship and divine communion that Jesus shared with the Father before His incarnation. It signifies the restoration of His heavenly status and the completion of His earthly mission. This longing for divine presence reflects the believer's ultimate hope of eternal communion with God.

with the glory
The "glory" (Greek: "δόξα," doxa) refers to the divine majesty and splendor that Jesus possessed before the world was created. It encompasses His divine attributes, authority, and the honor due to Him as the Son of God. This glory is intrinsic to His nature and is a testament to His deity, affirming the pre-existence and eternal nature of Christ.

I had with You
This phrase emphasizes the pre-incarnate existence of Jesus and His shared glory with the Father. The Greek "εἶχον" (eichon) indicates possession, underscoring the eternal relationship and unity within the Godhead. It affirms the doctrine of the Trinity and the co-equality of the Son with the Father, a foundational truth in conservative Christian theology.

before the world existed
The phrase "πρὸ τοῦ τὸν κόσμον εἶναι" (pro tou ton kosmon einai) speaks to the eternal nature of Christ, existing before creation. It highlights His role in the divine plan of salvation, predating the foundation of the world. This pre-existence is a testament to His deity and His active participation in creation, as affirmed in John 1:1-3. It assures believers of the eternal purpose and sovereignty of God in the redemption of humanity.

(5) And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self.--These words are exactly parallel with the commencement of the previous verse. "I," "Thou," "Thee--Me," "on earth," "with Thine own self." (Comp. John 13:31-32.)

With the glory which I had with thee before the world was.--This clause admits of but one meaning--viz., that Jesus claimed for Himself the possession of the divine glory in His pre-existent state before the world was; and that He claimed this in personality distinct from, but in essence one with God. (Comp. John 1:1; John 1:18, and on the whole passage, Notes on Philippians 2:4-9.) The special importance of the thought here is that it is uttered in the words of Christ Himself, and that these words are a prayer to the Father. There can be no explanation of John 17:1-5 of this chapter, which denies that our Lord Jesus Christ claimed for Himself that He was divine, and co-eternal with the Father. . . .

Verse 5. - And now (νῦν) - the very point of time has come - glorify thou me, O Father, explaining the opening of the prayer, "Glorify thy Son." He identifies his own Personality - "me" -with that of "the Son," and "thy Son." With thy own self (παρὰ σεαυτῷ); in closest connection and fellowship with thy-self - a relation which has been arrested or suspended since have been "Jesus Christ," and glorifying thee amid the toil and sorrow of this earthly pilgrimage. This immediate glorification of the Son embraces the glory of vicarious death, the triumphant resurrection, the mystery of ascension in the strength of his human memories to the right hand of God (John 13:31, 32). He still further defines this wondrous prospect, as with the glory which I had with thee before the world was - before the being of the κόσμος παρὰ σεαυτῷ... παρὰ σοι Παρὰ in John represents local relationships (see John 1:40; John 4:40; John 14:25; Revelation 2:13) or intimate spiritual associations (John 14: ). So our Lord remembers and anticipates a "glory with the Father." That which he refers to as before the existence of the world has been softened down by Grotius, Wettstein, Schleiermacher, and some moderns to mean the glory of the Divine thought and destination concerning him; but the expression παρὰ σοι ισ far from being exhausted by such a rendering. He who wrote the prologue (John 1:2, 18) meant that, as the Logos had been πρὸς τὸν Θέον and εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ Πατρός, and at a special epoch "became flesh," the beamings forth of his glory on earth were those which belonged to human life, to the form of a servant, and were profoundly different from that μορφὴ Θεοῦ in which his innermost self-consciousness, the center of his Personality, originally dwelt. And now he seeks to carry this new appanage of his Sonship, this God-glorifying humanity, up into the glory of the pre-existent majesty (cf. Philippians 2:9; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:8, 13). The δόξα which was visible to the disciples on earth (John 1:14) was glory limited, colored, conditioned, by human life and death; but so complete was the Lord's union with the Logos, that it did not quench his memory of the glory of his omnipresent, eternal Being, nor his remembrance of absolute coexistence with the Father before all worlds. He would lift humanity to the very throne of God by its union with his Person. This stupendous claim both as to the past and future would be utterly bewildering if it stood alone; but the Old Testament has prepared the mind of the disciples for this great mystery (Proverbs 8; Isaiah 6.). The theophanies generally, and John 8:25 and Hebrews 1, with numerous other passages, sustain and corroborate the conception that the Logos of God was throughout all human history on the verge of manifestation in the flesh. The record of the extraordinary God-consciousness of Jesus does transcend all human experience, and baffles us at every turn; but the human consciousness of Jesus appears gradually to have come into such communion with the Logos who had become flesh in him, that he thought the veritable thoughts and felt the emotions of the eternal God as though they were absolutely his own. In addition to this idea of his resumption of his own eternal state, Lange and Moulton, in opposition to Meyer, lay emphasis on the answer to this prayer, consisting in such a manifestation of the premundane glory in his flesh, that it should perfectly establish the relation between the glory of the Father before all worlds, -rod the glory of utter and complete self-sacrifice for the redemption of the world. The glory of omnipotence and omnipresence is lost in the greater glory of infinite love. Thus the glory which he had with the Father would be best seen in the completion of his agony, the τετέλεσται of the cross.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

now,
νῦν (nyn)
Adverb
Strong's 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.

Father,
Πάτερ (Pater)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

glorify
δόξασόν (doxason)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1392: To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.

Me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

in
παρὰ (para)
Preposition
Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

Your presence
σεαυτῷ (seautō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4572: Of yourself.

with the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

glory
δόξῃ (doxē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.

I had
εἶχον (eichon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

with
παρὰ (para)
Preposition
Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

You
σοί (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

before
πρὸ (pro)
Preposition
Strong's 4253: A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

world
κόσμον (kosmon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).

existed.
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.


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