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John 17:5

What does John 17:5 mean?

A plain-English look at John 17:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What John 17:5 means

Having affirmed His completed work on earth, Jesus now turns His prayer to His own glorification. He asks the Father to glorify Him alongside Himself with the very same glory He possessed before the creation of the world. This is a profound request for the restoration of His pre-incarnate, divine glory, which He temporarily set aside during His earthly incarnation. It points directly to His divine nature and His return to the full unhindered expression of His deity.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And now, glorify me, Thou Father, with Thyself, with the glory that I had before the world was, with Thee;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And now glorify thou me, O Father, with thyself, with the glory which I had, before the world was, with thee.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and now glorify me, thou Father, along with thyself, with the glory which I had along with thee before the world was.

Context

This verse logically progresses from Jesus' declaration of having glorified the Father to a request for His own re-glorification. It marks the conclusion of Jesus' initial focus on Himself in the prayer. This specific request for the restoration of pre-incarnate glory reinforces the earlier mention of the "hour" and foreshadows His ascension and enthronement, moving the prayer's focus from earthly accomplishment to heavenly exaltation.

v.4I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.

v.5This passage

v.6I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 1:10

    And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

  • 1 Peter 1:20

    who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake,

  • John 1:18

    No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

  • John 8:58

    Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.

  • Matthew 25:34

    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

  • John 10:30

    I and the Father are one.

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