John 17:22-23 And the glory which you gave me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:… As the essence of the glory of Jesus consists in His dignity as the Son, and the well-beloved Son, so the glory He has bestowed on believers is the filial dignity, the state of adoption (John 1:12). Whereby they have become what He eternally is — children of God and objects of His perfect love. This glory Jesus bestowed on His own, by bringing matters to such a state that God could justly reflect upon them all the love which He has for Jesus Himself (vers. 26; John 15:9, 10). Thus the proposition which follows, "that they may be one," &c., is easily understood. Once objects of the same Father's love, and bearing in common the image of their Elder Brother, they form among themselves a closely united family (cf. Romans 8:29; Ephesians 1:10). (F. Godet, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:WEB: The glory which you have given me, I have given to them; that they may be one, even as we are one; |
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