John 17:1-26.
John 17:1-26 (GNT)
1 "After Jesus finished saying this, he looked up to heaven and said,
"Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your Son, so that the Son
may give glory to you. 2 For you gave him authority over all people,
so that he might give eternal life to all those you gave him. 3 And
eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus
Christ, whom you sent. 4 I have shown your glory on earth; I have
finished the work you gave me to do. 5 Father! Give me glory in your
presence now, the same glory I had with you before the world was made.
6 I have made you known to those you gave me out of the world. They
belonged to you, and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your word,
7 and now they know that everything you gave me comes from you. 8 I
gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they
know that it is true that I came from you, and they believe that you
sent me. 9 I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those
you gave me, for they belong to you. 10 All I have is yours, and all
you have is mine; and my glory is shown through them. 11 And now I am
coming to you; I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world.
Holy Father! Keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you
gave me, so that they may be one just as you and I are one. 12 While I
was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name
you gave me. I protected them, and not one of them was lost, except
the man who was bound to be lost—so that the scripture might come
true. 13 And now I am coming to you, and I say these things in the
world so that they might have my joy in their hearts in all its
fullness. 14 I gave them your message, and the world hated them,
because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to
the world. 15 I do not ask you to take them out of the world, but I do
ask you to keep them safe from the Evil One. 16 Just as I do not
belong to the world, they do not belong to the world. 17 Dedicate them
to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth. 18 I sent them
into the world, just as you sent me into the world. 19 And for their
sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that they, too, may be truly
dedicated to you. 20 I pray not only for them, but also for those who
believe in me because of their message. 21 I pray that they may all be
one. Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you.
May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me. 22 I
gave them the same glory you gave me, so that they may be one, just as
you and I are one: 23 I in them and you in me, so that they may be
completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and
that you love them as you love me. 24 Father! You have given them to
me, and I want them to be with me where I am, so that they may see my
glory, the glory you gave me; for you loved me before the world was
made. 25 Righteous Father! The world does not know you, but I know
you, and these know that you sent me. 26 I made you known to them, and
I will continue to do so, in order that the love you have for me may
be in them, and so that I also may be in them. "
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me.
Three days later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus
Christ into my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray.
Amen.
God bless you.
1 "After Jesus finished saying this, he looked up to heaven and said,
"Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your Son, so that the Son
may give glory to you. 2 For you gave him authority over all people,
so that he might give eternal life to all those you gave him. 3 And
eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus
Christ, whom you sent. 4 I have shown your glory on earth; I have
finished the work you gave me to do. 5 Father! Give me glory in your
presence now, the same glory I had with you before the world was made.
6 I have made you known to those you gave me out of the world. They
belonged to you, and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your word,
7 and now they know that everything you gave me comes from you. 8 I
gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they
know that it is true that I came from you, and they believe that you
sent me. 9 I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those
you gave me, for they belong to you. 10 All I have is yours, and all
you have is mine; and my glory is shown through them. 11 And now I am
coming to you; I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world.
Holy Father! Keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you
gave me, so that they may be one just as you and I are one. 12 While I
was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name
you gave me. I protected them, and not one of them was lost, except
the man who was bound to be lost—so that the scripture might come
true. 13 And now I am coming to you, and I say these things in the
world so that they might have my joy in their hearts in all its
fullness. 14 I gave them your message, and the world hated them,
because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to
the world. 15 I do not ask you to take them out of the world, but I do
ask you to keep them safe from the Evil One. 16 Just as I do not
belong to the world, they do not belong to the world. 17 Dedicate them
to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth. 18 I sent them
into the world, just as you sent me into the world. 19 And for their
sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that they, too, may be truly
dedicated to you. 20 I pray not only for them, but also for those who
believe in me because of their message. 21 I pray that they may all be
one. Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you.
May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me. 22 I
gave them the same glory you gave me, so that they may be one, just as
you and I are one: 23 I in them and you in me, so that they may be
completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and
that you love them as you love me. 24 Father! You have given them to
me, and I want them to be with me where I am, so that they may see my
glory, the glory you gave me; for you loved me before the world was
made. 25 Righteous Father! The world does not know you, but I know
you, and these know that you sent me. 26 I made you known to them, and
I will continue to do so, in order that the love you have for me may
be in them, and so that I also may be in them. "
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me.
Three days later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus
Christ into my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray.
Amen.
God bless you.
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