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I do not pray for these alone: Jesus prayed for His eleven disciples, but He also had the heart and the vision to pray beyond them. He prayed for those who would come to faith by the testimony of these disciples.
5 paź 2019 · John 17 contains the greatest prayer ever prayed on earth and the greatest prayer ever recorded in Scripture (Wiersbe). It’s broken into 3 parts, which point to Him being the Overcomer: 1. Jesus prays to be glorified. 2. Jesus prays for His disciples. 3. Jesus prays for all believers. Jesus Prays to Be Glorified
Ever since the fifth century, Jesus' prayer in chapter 17 has been referred to as Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, praying for others as a mediator, in a priestly way (Hebrews 8:34; Hebrews 4:14-15; 7:25; 1 John 2:1).
Jesus shifts His prayer to His disciples, praying for their protection, unity, joy, and sanctification. He affirms that He has revealed God to them, and prays for their protection in the world after His departure.
Our Lord prays essentially about three matters. First, he prays for himself that he may be glorified, then he prays for the eleven apostles, that they may be protected and sanctified, and, finally, he prays for the whole church down through the centuries, that they all may be unified.
25 sie 2017 · In John, the event in chapter 17 is Jesus’ final prayer before the cross. 1 In this prayer Jesus unburdens Himself before God in a manner unprecedented in the other gospels. And of the burdens that came to the fore, I’ve identified six: glorification, revelation, protection, sanctification, unity, and reunion .
It is within this framework that John casts Jesus as uttering His final prayer where He is shown to intercede, first for Himself (17:1–5), then for His followers (17:6–19), and finally for those who would become believers through the witness of His first followers (17:20–26).
