And these (κα ουτο or αυτο, they). Note adversative use of κα (= but these).

I come (ερεομα). Futuristic p…

I am no more in the world. I have finished my work among men and am about to leave the world. See John 17:4.

These are in the w…

And now I am no more in the world. The immediate future is still regarded as present. These words have a special referenc…

Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and t…

St. John Chrysostom: Since the disciples were still sad despite all our Lord’s consolations, from now on He addresses the Fath…

Jesus asks for the continuation of the Father’s protection of the disciples in the period of danger that lay ahead of them. The title “Holy Father”…

And I am no longer in the world. He assigns another reason why he prays so earnestly for the disciples: namely, because they will very soo…

And now I am no more in the world
In the earth; which is no contradiction to his resurrection from the dead, and sta…

Christ does not pray that they might be rich and great in the world, but that they might be kept from sin, strengthened for their duty, and brought…

1. Above, our Lord prayed for Himself; here He prays for the company of His apostles.

   First, He states His reasons for praying. Secon…