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Father, glorify your name!" Then there came a voice out of the sky, saying, "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again."
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A Prayer for Every Trial
In a moment of deep anguish, Jesus models the ultimate prayer: "Father, glorify thy name." Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin highlight this as a powerful prayer for believers. When facing trials or uncertainty, we can surrender our own desires and pray for God's glory to be the outcome, trusting His will above our own comfort.
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18th Century
Theologian
Glorify thy name. The meaning of this expression in this connection is this: "I am willing to bear any trials; I will not shrink from any …
Father, glorify thy name (πατερ, δοξασον σου το ονομα). First aorist (note of urgency) active imperative of δοξαζω and in the sens…
19th Century
Bishop
Father, glorify thy name.—The pronoun “Thy” is emphatic. The Son’s will is one with that of the Father; the Son’s glory i…
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Preacher
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy na…
(27–28a) Turning from how the crisis would affect the disciples, Jesus revealed how it affected him. His dilemma here corresponds to what happened …
16th Century
Father, glorify your name. By these words he testifies that he prefers the glory of the Father to all other thi…
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17th Century
Pastor
Father, glorify your name The perfections of his nature, particularly his justice and holiness, meaning in himself; …
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The sin of our souls was the trouble of Christ's soul, when he undertook to redeem and save us, and to make his soul an offering for our sin. Chris…