João 17

João 17

(John Commentaries) Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Another Chart from Charles Swindoll John 17:1 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, KJV John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: BGT John 17:1 Ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἶπεν· πάτερ, ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα· δόξασόν σου τὸν υἱόν, ἵνα ὁ υἱὸς δοξάσῃ σέ, NET John 17:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you– CSB John 17:1 Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said: Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son so that the Son may glorify You, ESV John 17:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, NIV John 17:1 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. NLT John 17:1 After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. and lifting up His eyes to heaven: John 11:41 Ps 121:1,2 123:1 Isa 38:14 Lu 18:13 the hour: John 7:30 8:20 12:23,27,28 13:1 16:32 Mk 14:41 Lu 22:53 glorify: John 17:4,5 7:39 11:4 13:31,32 Ac 3:13 Php 2:9-11 1Pe 1:21 Related Passages: John 11:41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. John 2:4 And Jesus *said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come.” John 4:35 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up (epairo in aorist imperative = a command speaking of urgency!) your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. John 6:5 Therefore Jesus, lifting up (epairo) His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?” John 7:6; 8; 30 So Jesus *said to them, “My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune. (7:8) “Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come.” (7:30) So they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. John 8:20 These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come. John 11:41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised (airo) His eyes, and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. John 12:23 And Jesus *answered them, saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. John 13:1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end (TO THE MAX, INFINITE LOVE!!!). John 11:41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. Mark 7:34 and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He *said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” ENTERING THE HEAVENLY HOLY OF HOLIES WITH JESUS' HIGH PRIESTLY PRAYER Have you ever been taken to heaven? Probably not the actual heaven, but as you read and meditate on Jesus' prayer in John 17, you are being taken into the Throne Room of heaven, for these words from the Son were spoken to the Father seated in the heavenlies. And even before the veil of the Temple was torn, Jesus took His disciples in the presence of the Holy Father. This is a chapter that we do well to take off our shoes and kneel down for it is surely one of the most holy chapters in the entire Bible. You might consider reading it on your knees. Here we have the privilege of reading the REAL Lord's prayer. Mt 6:9-12 is often called the Lord's prayer, but actually Jesus could not have prayed that prayer because He was not a sinner ("forgive us our debts..."). In the “Lord’s Prayer” Christ had prescribed what His disciples should desire for themselves, but in this prayer in John 17 He asks the Father for what He desires for them (including us). How would John be able to write this beautiful prayer? Of course he was there, listening, when Jesus prayed but he did not have a tape recorder. Recall Jesus' words in John 14:26+ "But the Helper (parakletos), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you." There's the answer, in concert of course with 2Pe 1:21 which says "no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." While there are some 650 prayers recorded in the Bible, none match the splendor and majesty of this one, which is the longest recorded prayer in Scripture. This is truly the “Lord’s Prayer” because it’s prayed by Jesus. Jesus prayed this prayer out loud for the benefit of others. Alexander Maclaren introduced John 17 this way - We may well despair of doing justice to the deep thoughts of this prayer, which volumes would not exhaust. Who is worthy to speak or to write about such sacred words? Perhaps we may best gain some glimpses of their great and holy sublimity by trying to gather their teaching round the centres of the three petitions, ‘glorify’ Jn 17:1 , Jn 17:5, ‘keep’ Jn 17:11, and ‘sanctify’ Jn 17:17. Melancthon “There is no voice which has ever been heard, either in heaven or in earth, more exalted, more holy, more fruitful, more sublime, than this prayer offered up by the Son of God Himself.” Who did Jesus pray for in John 17? What is the Upper Room Discourse? John 17:1-5 - Himself John 17:6-19 - His Eleven Disciples John 17:20-26- His Future Disciples (US!) Jesus spoke (laleo) these things - Spoke (laleo) means to give forth sounds and thus would support (1) that His prayer was audible and (2) that the 11 disciples heard His words to the Father. What a moment this must have been for them! John 18:1+ supports the thought that these words were spoken in the presence of His disciples for John writes "When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with His disciples...." What things? This must refer to the upper room discourse of John 13–16. The last words are always lasting words, especially when they are from the greatest Man Who ever lived. THOUGHT - We do well to meditate deeply and frequently on His last words to His disciples, for that is who we are and that is what we need to know beyond a shadow of a doubt! When was the last time you read John 13-17? Have you ever truly sat and soaked in these great truths so that they might be assimilated and become a firm foundation in the innermost being of your soul? One other thought -- When you pray for others, do you at times pray so they can hear your prayer as the disciples heard Jesus' prayer? Of course you are not praying to impress but to invigorate their faith. Remember that the phrase "these things" is frequently repeated by John (45x/41v and 68x in all 4 Gospels) and should always stimulate a question "What things?" which will help you hone the skill of reading the Bible inductively. Jn. 1:28; Jn. 2:16; Jn. 2:18; Jn. 3:9; Jn. 3:10; Jn. 3:22; Jn. 5:1; Jn. 5:16; Jn. 5:19; Jn. 5:34; Jn. 6:1; Jn. 6:59; Jn. 7:1; Jn. 7:4; Jn. 7:9; Jn. 7:32; Jn. 8:28; Jn. 8:30; Jn. 9:40; Jn. 11:43; Jn. 12:16; Jn. 12:36; Jn. 12:41; Jn. 13:17; Jn. 14:25; Jn. 15:11; Jn. 15:21; Jn. 16:1; Jn. 16:3; Jn. 16:4; Jn. 16:6; Jn. 16:25; Jn. 16:33; Jn. 17:1; Jn. 17:13; Jn. 19:25; Jn. 19:36; Jn. 19:38; Jn. 20:18; Jn. 21:1; Jn. 21:24 And lifting up (epairo) His eyes (opthalmos) to heaven (ouranos) - Jesus shows us His humanity by lifting up His eyes to the very place He had existed for all eternity. Literally “He raised His eyes” is an idiom. Recall that Jesus looked upward before his prayer in John 11:41+ when the stone was removed from Lazarus' tomb. Eyes toward heaven was probably a common posture in prayer (cf Ps 123:1, Mk 7:34+). A few hours later He knelt down in the Garden to pray (Lk 22:41+). According to the parable in Luke 18:13+ the tax collector did not feel himself worthy to lift his eyes to heaven. THOUGHT - Have you ever looked up to Heaven when you have prayed? We too do well to lift our eyes to heaven for as the psalmist declared "I Will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From whence shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8 The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever. (Ps 121:1-8+) Bob