John 17
| John 17 | |
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John 17:1-2 on Papyrus 107, written in 3rd century. | |
| Book | Gospel of John |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 4 |
| Category | Gospel |
John 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It portrays a prayer of Jesus Christ addressed to His Father, placed in context immediately before His betrayal and crucifixion, the events which the gospel often refers to as His glorification.[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this Gospel.[2]
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 108 (2nd/3rd century; extant: verses 23-24)
- Papyrus 66 (ca. AD 200; complete)
- Papyrus 107 (3rd century; extant: verses 1-2,11)
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
- Codex Alexandrinus (AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; complete)
- Papyrus 84 (6th century; extant: verses 3, 7-8)
- Papyrus 60 (ca. AD 700; complete).
- Papyrus 59 (7th century; extant: verses 24-26).
- This chapter is divided into 26 verses.
Structure
The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows:
- John 17:1-5 = Jesus Prays for Himself
- John 17:6-19 = Jesus Prays for His Disciples
- John 17:20-26 = Jesus Prays for All Believers
Jesus' Prayer
Jesus refers to His Father six times in this chapter, calling God "Father" (Greek: πατηρ, pater), "Holy Father" (Greek: πατηρ ἅγιε, pater hagie, John 17:11) and "Righteous Father" (Greek: πατηρ δικαιε, pater dikaie, John 17:25). These are the only occurrences in the New Testament of the vocative forms αγιε and δικαιε, used in direct address to God.[3]
Verse 12
- While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.[4]
Verse 21
- that they all may be one, as 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.[5]
See also
- Farewell Discourse
- Jerusalem
- Jesus Christ
- That they all may be one
- Ut unum sint
- Other related Bible parts: John 13, John 14, John 15, John 16
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ Englishman's Concordance, ἅγιε and δίκαιε
- ↑ John 17:12
- ↑ John 17:21
External links
| Preceded by John 16 |
Chapters of the Bible Gospel of John |
Succeeded by John 18 |