John 17:4 BSB — MannaFest

John 17:4

I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.

KJV

I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 11 (444)

CHAPTER VI. That the Son is not bare of God-befitting glory, even though He is found saying to the Father, And now glorify Me with the glory which I had... Our Saviour's speech now intertwines the human element in His Nature with the Divine, and is of composite nature, looking both ways; not merging overmuch the Person of the Speaker in the perfect power and glory of His Divinity, nor allowing it altogether to rest on the lowly level of His Humanity; but mingling the twain into one, which is not foreign to either.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

That he may give eternal life, &c.-This answers to that thy Son may glorify thee. To all whom thou hast given him - To all believers. This is a clear proof that Christ designed his sacrifice should avail for all: yea, that all flesh, every man, should partake of everlasting life.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The word signifies his performing every part of his undertaking in the most complete and perfect manner. Herein he glorified his Father; he pleased him, he praised him. It is the glory of God that his work is perfect, and the same is the glory of the Redeemer; what he is the author of he will be the finisher of.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I have glorified thee - Our Lord, considering himself as already sacrificed for the sin of the world, speaks of having completed the work which God had given him to do: and he looks forward to that time when, through the preaching of his Gospel, his sacrifice should be acknowledged, and the true God should be known and worshipped by the whole world.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐγώ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
σε	se	You	G4771 →
ἐδόξασα	edoxasa	glorified	G1392 →
ἐπὶ	epi	on	G1909 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
γῆς	gēs	earth	G1093 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἔργον	ergon	work	G2041 →
τελειώσας	teleiōsas	having completed	G5048 →
ὃ	ho	that	G3739 →
δέδωκάς	dedōkas	You have given	G1325 →
μοι	moi	Me	G3165 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ποιήσω.	poiēsō	I may do.	G4160 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 6:12
  Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24–27
  Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
Through
John 19:30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
leads to
- Philippians 2:8
  And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
- Colossians 2:14–17
  having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
- John 10:11
  I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- Hebrews 12:2
  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
Through
Acts 20:24
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good…
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:6–8
  For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
Through
John 4:34
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
leads to
- John 6:38
  For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John