John 17:3

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

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 17:1-26

Chapter 17These words spake Jesus, and he lifted up his eyes to heaven ( John 17:1 ),Now He is finished with His disciples and He turns now to the Father. He said, "I am not alone; the Father is with Me." And conscious of the Father, He now offers what should be titled the Lord's Prayer, for this is indeed the Lord's Prayer. He gave to the disciples a model prayer, which is often called the Lord's Prayer. But this is the true Lord's Prayer. "He lifted up his eyes to heaven,"and he said, Father,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 17:1-26

John 17:1 . Father, the hour is come, glorify thy Son. By Father the divinity is understood, the Father being the fountain of deity. The hour of my passion being come, glorify thy Son by speedily raising him from the dead, that thy Son may also glorify thee by publishing abroad thy wisdom and love in the redemption of man. John 17:2 . Thou hast given him power over all flesh, to call the gentile world to the faith, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. “I... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 17:1-5

John 17:1-5These words spake JesusChrist’s prayer for HimselfI.THE CIRCUMSTANCE. 1. The place--probably the west bank of the Kidron; but to a devout soul any spot serves as an oratory (John 4:21; 1 Timothy 2:8). 2. The time--the last night of His life. Not surprising that sinful men should pray then: and comforting to know that the Sinless One then found solace in prayer. 3. The audience--not in solitude as oftentimes before (John 6:15; Matthew 14:23; Luke 9:28), or in the company of strangers... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 17:3

John 17:3This is life eternalThe everlasting lifeI.THE INESTIMABLE BLESSING OF WHICH OUR LORD SPEAKS. Life is a great boon. “My kingdom,” a dying monarch is reported to have said, “for an inch of time.” Yet after all what is this present life in itself (James 4:14)? And when it is most eagerly prized and most hilariously spent, its possessor may in the saddest sense be dead (Romans 8:6). Eternal life is the highest possible life for man. Two causes may end our life on earth. It may be... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 17:3

3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Ver. 3. That they may know thee ] To know God in the face of Christ is heaven beforehand; Qui non habet Christum in horoscopo, non habet Deum in medio caeli. (Bucholcer.) "By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many," saith God concerning Christ, Isaiah 53:11 , that is, by faith; which enfolds assent of the judgment, consent of the will, and affiance or assurance of... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 17:3

this: John 17:25, John 8:19, John 8:54, John 8:55, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalms 9:10, Isaiah 53:11, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 31:34, Hosea 6:3, 1 Corinthians 15:34, 2 Corinthians 4:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 8:11, Hebrews 8:12, 1 John 4:6, 1 John 5:11, 1 John 5:20 the only: John 14:9, John 14:10, 2 Chronicles 15:3, Jeremiah 10:10, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, 1 Timothy 6:15, 1 Timothy 6:16, 1 John 5:20 and Jesus: John 3:17, John 3:34, John 5:36, John... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 17:3

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.To know — By loving, holy faith, thee the only true God - The only cause and end of all things; not excluding the Son and the Holy Ghost, no more than the Father is excluded from being Lord, 1 Corinthians 8:6; but the false gods of the heathens; and Jesus Christ - As their prophet, priest, and king: this is life eternal - It is both the way to, and the essence of, everlasting happiness. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:1-5

Christ’s self-presentation before the Father, John 17:1-5. As already noted, Jesus now speaks as if his Passion were but a point in time, and that he is already ascended into the Paternal presence. Commentators, in consequence of not appreciating this, have lost much of the beauty and power of this great prayer. It is the commencement and specimen of his ever-living intercession; nay, it is that intercession itself. Ever here recorded, it is ever being offered. Read by the Church on earth, it... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 17:3

3. Life eternal… might know thee This knowing of God and Christ is that full experimental knowing which, being commenced by the believer on earth, is consummated in eternity: hence it is not the cause of eternal life, but is the very eternal life itself. The vital seed of eternal life, its first minute instalment, is placed within the believing soul on earth, and, unless on earth removed, will put forth in eternal life in heaven. It is the well of water within springing up to everlasting... read more

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