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I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.
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"Finished" Before the End
Commentators highlight that Jesus speaks of His work as "finished" even before His crucifixion. This isn't an overstatement but a declaration of divine certainty. He had taught, gathered His disciples, and irrevocably resolved to go to the cross. As one scholar notes, He spoke with a "fulness of attainment," viewing the task as good as done.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Have glorified you. In my instructions and life. See His discourses everywhere, the whole tendency of which is to put honour on God.
I glorified thee on the earth (εγω σε εδοξασα επ της γης). Verse 3 is parenthetical and so verse 4 goes on after verse 2. He had p…
19th Century
Anglican
I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work ...—Better, I glorified You on earth: I finished the work…
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Baptist
I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work which you gave me to do. And now, O Father, glorify me with your own self with the …
Although the final act of his career remains to be performed, Jesus asserts that he has completed his task. He takes for granted that the last step…
16th Century
Protestant
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have glorified thee on the earth This is made use of as a reason and argument, why the Father should glorify him: …
Our Lord prayed as a man and as the Mediator of his people; yet he spoke with majesty and authority, as one with and equal to the Father.
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, our Lord consoled His disciples by example and encouragement; here He comforts them by His prayer. In this prayer He does thr…
