John 17:17

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 17:1-26

Looking Backward John 17:1-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The seventeenth chapter of John contains the prayer which Jesus Christ uttered in the upper room after He had taken of the Passover and had broken the bread and poured forth the cup. We all realize that this prayer was spoken just as Christ was about to go out to Gethsemane and on to the Cross. In such an hour it was natural for the Lord to pray. He sought the Father's face, the face of the One who was destined to leave Him alone during the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 17:6-26

The Christian and the World John 17:6-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We face a sad spectacle in the history of the church at this time. The world has become so entrenched in the life and activities of the church, that it is frequently impossible for one to decide whether it is a churchly world, or a worldly church. The "birds of the air" have certainly lodged in the branches of the mustard tree. The children of the wicked one hold high carnival in the conduct of the so-called Christian church. God... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 17:17

CHRISTIAN SANCTITY‘Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy word is truth.’ John 17:17 This is emphatically the Lord’s own prayer, the prayer which He Himself alone employed. It may serve as a model for us to teach us what to pray for, for without His help we know not what to pray for as we ought. I. What is this sanctification?—It is to be carefully distinguished from justification. Justification is in one sense external; sanctification is only internal. There are three aspects of sanctification... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:1-26

Jesus’ Final Words To His Apostles (John 13:31 to John 17:26 ). This next section, from John 13:31 to John 17:26, can be seen as the equivalent of the dying words of Jesus. Words spoken on approaching death, and especially on a deathbed, were considered to be particularly potent. There are numerous examples of this in Scripture, like the blessings of Jacob to his sons in Genesis 47:29 to Genesis 49:33, Moses’ farewell words in Deuteronomy 33:0, the farewell of Joshua to the nation of Israel... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:6-19

Jesus’ Dedication of His Apostles (John 17:6-19 ). Having prayed for the fulfilment of His own destiny Jesus now turns His attention to the needs of His Apostles. They are men of proved faithfulness, but He is aware of all that they must face in the future, and He thus commits them to His Father’s care. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:16-17

“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth. Your word is truth.” By following Jesus the disciples have removed themselves from the world system and the world’s ways. They are no longer tied to the world or absorbed by its interests. Just as Jesus thought only of His Father and his Father’s will so was it to be with the disciples. Thus can He pray for them to be sanctified in the truth. ‘Sanctify them in your truth.’ To ‘sanctify’ means to ‘make holy’,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:1-26

John 13:33 to John 17:26 . The Last Discourses and Prayer.— Perhaps this is the best place to consider the general arrangement and character of the final discourses. They present the same problems of style and language, of content and of arrangement, that are raised elsewhere in this gospel. The language and the theology of the author are conspicuous. And yet we cannot escape the conviction that a greater than “ John” is here, or fail to ask whether something of his style and theology was... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:9-19

John 17:9-Psalms : . On the ground of this accomplished work He now prays for these disciples. The world, which is not beyond the sphere of His love, is excluded from this part of His prayer. It can be reached only through them. These disciples, His by God’ s gift, are the object of the love and care of both, for whom all things are in common. He has proved His ownership by their acceptance of His message. Now that He leaves the world, where they must stay to do their work, and comes to the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 17:17

It is doubted amongst interpreters, whether sanctifying in this place signifieth the consecrating, deputing, or setting the apostles apart, and preparing them for the work of the ministry in which they were to be employed, as the word signifies, Jeremiah 1:5; or the strengthening and confirming their habits of grace, so as they might be able to encounter the temptations they should meet with from the hatred or opposition of the world; or the perfecting of them in holiness. Mr. Calvin saith our... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 17:1-26

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 17:1. These things spake, etc. (ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν).—The reference is to the discourse just ended. Lifted up.—From the troubles of earth and time the mind and soul are raised to the thoughts of eternity. It is the attitude of the victorious incarnate Son, not that of the Man of Sorrows in the final temptation (Luke 22:41). He spoke aloud that the disciples might in the hour of tribulation be led to follow His example. Glorify (comp. John 12:23; Philippians... read more

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