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But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.
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A Prayer Meant to Be Overheard
Commentators like Calvin and Ellicott highlight that Jesus spoke this prayer aloud for the disciples' benefit. It wasn't that the Father needed to hear the words, but that the disciples needed the assurance of hearing Jesus commit them to the Father's care. This prayer was a final lesson and a source of comfort for them, and by extension, for all believers who read it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My joy fulfilled, etc. See Barnes on John 15:11.
The expression "my joy" here probably refers to the joy of the apostles respecting…
That they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves (ινα εχωσιν την χαραν την εμην πεπληρωμενην εν εαυτοις). Purpose clause with pre…
19th Century
Anglican
And now I come to thee.—Compare the first words of John 17:12, with which these are in contrast.
And t…
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Baptist
And these things I speak in the word, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated…
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 …
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
After Christ stated his reasons for praying for the apostles, he makes his petitions here. He asks for two things:
