And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
And now, Father, bring back that glory we shared together, the same glory I had with you before the world even existed.
Jesus is asking to return to the glory he shared with God before creation even began.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of John, chapter 17, Jesus is praying to God the Father during the Last Supper, just before His arrest and crucifixion, as part of His farewell discourse to His disciples. This prayer highlights Jesus' divine relationship with the Father and affirms His pre-existence, showing that He shared glory with God before the world was created. It reflects the theological emphasis in John's Gospel on Jesus' eternal nature amid the cultural and religious tensions of first-century Judaism and the Roman Empire.
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