That they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves (ινα εχωσιν την χαραν την εμην πεπληρωμενην εν εαυτοις). Purpose clause with pre…

My joy fulfilled, etc. See Barnes on John 15:11.

The expression "my joy" here probably refers to the joy of the apostles respecting…

And now I come to thee.—Compare the first words of John 17:12, with which these are in contrast.

And t…

Holy Father, keep through your own name those whom you have given me, that they may be one, as we are. While I was with them in the world, I ke…

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

Jesus prays not only for the safety of the disciples but also that they may have joy in spite of the coming conflict (cf. 15:11; 16:22, 24). There …

And these things I speak in the world. Here Christ shows that the reason he prayed so earnestly for his disciples was not that he was anxi…

And now come I to you
As in (John 17:11) , which he repeats as a very great happiness to himself, and wi…

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. After Christ stated his reasons for praying for the apostles, he makes his petitions here. He asks for two things:

   1. He asks f…