ABOUT THIS EPISODE
John chapter 17 is the only extended prayer of Jesus recorded in the Gospels — twenty-six verses, and every one of them is prayer. No interruption, no narrative aside. Just the Son speaking to the Father while eleven men listen. This is the last thing Jesus says before Gethsemane, and it closes the Farewell Discourse that began with the foot washing back in Chapter 13.
The prayer moves outward in three circles: Jesus prays for his own glorification, then for the eleven with him, then for everyone who will ever believe through their word — including people who had not yet been born.
In this video we cover:
- Section 1: Father, the Time Has Come (John 17:1–5)
- Section 2: I Revealed Your Name (John 17:6–8)
- Section 3: Keep Them (John 17:9–16)
- Section 4: Sanctify and Send (John 17:17–19)
- Section 5: All Who Will Believe (John 17:20–23)
- Section 6: The Final Desire (John 17:24–26)
Reading from the World English Bible (public domain).
Jesus prays that the people he is about to die for would be kept, sanctified, and made one. Which of those three do you feel the weight of most in your own life right now? Leave your honest answer in the comments; I read every one.
Come back for Chapter 18, where the prayer ends and the arrest begins.
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