--- title: "Jesus’ Prayer" description: "In a profound final dispatch, Jesus delivers a prayer of unity and protection for His followers, establishing a legacy that transcends the physical boundaries of the world." image: "" book: "John" bookId: "JHN" testament: "new" startChapter: 17 startVerse: 1 endChapter: 17 endVerse: 26 coversChapters: [17] aiTitle: "The High Priestly Handover: Jesus Finalizes His Global Mission" aiDescription: "In a profound final dispatch, Jesus delivers a prayer of unity and protection for His followers, establishing a legacy that transcends the physical boundaries of the world." hasAiStory: true location: "" persons: ["God","Jesus"] hashtags: ["faith","love","redemption","truth"] genre: "gospel" readingTime: 3 type: "adaptive" slug: "JHN/jesus-prayer" canonicalId: "JHN.17.1-17.26" chronologicalOrder: 1492 relatedSlugs: ["1JN/the-fourth-test-of-fellowship","JHN/where-i-am-going-you-cannot-come","JHN/the-feast-of-dedication-hanukkah","PSA/psalm-119-your-word-is-a-lamp-to-my-feet-part-7","PHP/following-jesus-example","JHN/jesus-the-bread-of-life","1JN/the-third-test-of-fellowship","1PE/a-call-to-holiness-the-enduring-word","HEB/jesus-is-above-the-angels","JER/the-temple-sermon-part-3","1CO/the-body-of-christ-the-greater-gifts","HOS/the-unrepentance-of-israel-and-judah","EPH/authority-and-submission","2CO/the-light-of-the-gospel","MAT/the-lord-sees-what-is-done-in-secret","COL/rules-for-holy-living","2CO/ministers-of-a-new-covenant","HEB/the-terms-of-the-new-covenant","HEB/redemption-through-his-blood","1JN/the-second-test-of-fellowship","COL/the-supremacy-of-the-son","2TH/comfort-during-persecution","2TH/the-day-of-the-lord","PSA/psalm-121-i-lift-up-my-eyes-to-the-hills","EPH/unity-in-the-body","ISA/the-year-of-the-lords-favor","JAS/hearing-and-doing","1CH/david-commissions-solomon","REV/the-throne-and-the-lamb","PSA/psalm-109-the-song-of-the-slandered","GAL/walking-by-the-spirit","LUK/the-last-supper","LUK/parables-of-the-kingdom","2TH/concern-for-the-church","1CO/call-for-unity-in-the-church","EPH/righteous-living","PRO/the-selfishness-of-the-unfriendly","GAL/sons-through-faith-in-christ","DAN/daniels-first-vision","ACT/pauls-farewell-to-the-ephesians","JER/the-new-covenant","TIT/in-the-household","2CO/ambassadors-for-christ","1CH/other-descendants-of-judah","1PE/the-living-stone-and-chosen-people","GAL/introduction","GEN/joseph-reveals-his-identity","MAT/the-resurrection","MAT/the-sheep-and-the-goats","LUK/the-lords-prayer-ask-seek-knock"] prevSlug: "JHN/ask-and-you-will-receive" nextSlug: "JHN/the-betrayal-of-jesus" --- Before the shadow of the cross fully eclipsed His earthly ministry, [Jesus](/persons/jesus) of Nazareth delivered what can only be described as the ultimate exit interview—not for a board of directors, but for the entire trajectory of human history. Standing in the intimate space between heaven and earth, He bypassed traditional religious rhetoric to address the Creator directly. The prayer, preserved as a masterclass in divine logistics, unfolded in three deliberate acts. First, He requested the restoration of His original glory, framing His impending sacrifice as the ultimate act of reciprocal glorification between Father and Son. Second, He issued an urgent protection order for His core team, acknowledging their distinct position as outsiders in a hostile world. He explicitly prayed not for their removal from society, but for their sanctification—a 'truth-based' immunity from the influence of evil. Finally, His scope expanded exponentially. He bypassed the present audience to address the future, praying for the millions yet to hear the message. His ultimate strategic goal? A radical, unshakable unity. By inviting every subsequent believer into the existing fellowship of the Father and Son, Jesus transformed a small group of disciples into a global movement defined not by geography or power, but by a shared, celestial love. As the prayer concludes, the implication is clear: the mission is no longer held by Him alone, but is embedded in the lives of those who carry His name into a world that is only just beginning to realize who He is. ### Prayer for the Son When [Jesus](/persons/jesus) had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You. For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him. Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true [God](/persons/god), and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. ### Prayer for the Disciples I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me. I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours. All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified. I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You.
Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one. While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them. I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth. ### Prayer for All Believers I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message, that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me. Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me. And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”

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