SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:1
¶ Estas cosas habl Jess, y levantados los ojos al cielo, dijo: Padre, la hora viene; clarifica a tu Hijo, para que tambin tu Hijo te clarifique a ti;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 17:1
Verse 1. These words spake Jesus] That is, what is related in the preceding chapters. We may consider our Lord as still moving on towards Gethsemane, not having yet passed the brook Cedron, chap. xviii. 1. Our Lord, who was now going to act as high priest for the whole human race, imitates in his conduct that of the Jewish high priest on the great day of expiation; who, in order to offer up the grand atonement for the sins of the people: - 1. Washed himself, and put on clean linen garments. This Christ appears to have imitated, chap. xiii. 4. He laid aside his garments, girded himself with a towel, &c. There is no room to doubt that he and his disciples had been at the bath before: see chap. xiii. 10.
2. The high priest addressed a solemn prayer to God: 1. For himself this Christ imitates, ver. 1-5. 2. For the sons of Aaron: our Lord imitates this in praying for his disciples, ver. 9-19. 3. For all the people: our Lord appears to imitate this also in praying for his Church, all who should believe on him through the preaching of the apostles and their successors, ver. 20-24. After which he returns again to his disciples, ver. 25, 26. See CALMET'S Dict. under Expiation; and see Lamentations Grande Bible de M. MARTIN, in loc.
I. Our Lord's prayer for himself, ver. 1-5.
Father] Here our Lord addresses the whole Divine nature, as he is now performing his last acts in his state of humiliation.
Glorify thy Son] Cause him to be acknowledged as the promised Messiah by the Jewish people, and as the universal saviour by the Gentile world; and let such proofs of his Godhead be given as shall serve to convince and instruct mankind.
That thy son also may glorify thee] That by dying be may magnify thy law and make it honourable, respected among men- show the strictness of thy justice, and the immaculate purity of thy nature.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 1. These words spake Jesus , etc.] Referring to his sermons and discourses, his words of comfort, advice, direction, and instruction, delivered in the three preceding chapters: and lift up his eyes to heaven ; the seat of the divine majesty, the throne of his Father. This is a prayer gesture. It is said of R. Tanchuma, that yml wynp hybgh , he lift up his face to heaven, and said before the holy blessed God, Lord of the world, etc. and this is expressive of the ardency and affection of the mind of Christ, and of his confidence of the divine favour: it shows that his mind was filled with devotion and faith, and was devoid of shame and fear, and was possessed of great freedom, boldness, and intrepidity: and said, Father ; or my Father, as the Syriac, Arabic and Persic versions read; and no doubt but he used the word Abba, which signifies my Father, thereby claiming his interest in him, and relation to him: the hour is come ; to depart out of the world, to suffer and die for his people, which was agreed upon between him and his Father from all eternity; and it was welcome to him, on account of the salvation of his people, and therefore he spoke with an air of pleasure and satisfaction; and it would be quickly over, was but an hour, as it were, though a time of great trouble, distress and darkness, and so a fit time for prayer: glorify thy Son ; as man and Mediator; for as God, he needed no glory, nor could any be added to him: but it designs some breakings forth of glory upon him at his death; by supporting him under all the sorrows and sufferings of it; and in carrying him through it; so that he conquered all his peoples enemies, and his own, sin, Satan, the world, and death, and obtained eternal redemption for them: and at his resurrection; by not suffering him to remain so long in the grave, as to see corruption; and by raising him at the exact time that was foretold by the prophets and himself; and by sending an angel to roll away the stone; and by raising some of the saints along with him; and by putting such a glory on his body, as that it is the pattern and exemplar of the saints resurrection: and at his ascension to heaven, when he led captivity captive; and at his session at the right hand of God, above all principalities and powers; and through the effusion of the Spirit upon his disciples, and the divine power that attended his Gospel, to make it effectual to great multitudes, both to Jews and Gentiles; by all which he was glorified, pursuant to this petition of his; in which his end is, that thy Son also may glorify thee ; as he had done throughout the whole of his life and conversation, and by his ministry and miracles; so now at his sufferings and death, through the salvation of his chosen ones, in which the wisdom, grace, justice, holiness, power, and faithfulness of God are greatly glorified; and in the after discharge of other branches of his mediatorial office, in making intercession for his people, in the ministry of his word and ordinances, by his servants, attended with his holy Spirit, and by the administration of his kingly office.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-5 - Our Lord prayed as a man, and as the Mediator of his people; yet he spoke with majesty and authority, as one with and equal to the Father Eternal life could not be given to believers, unless Christ, their Surety, both glorified the Father, and was glorified of him. This is the sinner's way to eternal life, and when this knowledge shall be mad perfect, holiness and happiness will be fully enjoyed. The holiness an happiness of the redeemed, are especially that glory of Christ, and of his Father, which was the joy set before him, for which he endured the cross and despised the shame; this glory was the end of the sorrow of his soul, and in obtaining it he was fully satisfied. Thus we ar taught that our glorifying God is needed as an evidence of our interes in Christ, through whom eternal life is God's free gift.
Greek Textus Receptus
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Vincent's NT Word Studies
1. These words (tauta). Literally, these things. So Rev.Said. John nowhere says that Jesus prayed, as the other Evangelists do. Thy Son - thy Son (sou ton uion - o uiov). Properly, thy Son - the Son. The second phrase marks a change from the thought of personal relationship to that of the relation in which Jesus manifests the Father's glory.
