After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father,
the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
For you granted him authority over all people that he might give
eternal life to all those you have given him. Now this is eternal
life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom you have sent. I have brought you glory on earth by
finishing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father,
glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with
you before the world began. I have revealed you to
those whom you gave me out of the world. They
were yours; you gave them to me and they
have obeyed your word. Now they know
that everything you have given me
comes from you. For I gave them
the words you gave me and they
accepted them. They knew with
certainty that I came from you,
and they believed that you
sent me. I pray for them.
I am not praying for the
world, but for those you
have given me, for they
are yours. All I have
is yours, and all you
have is mine. And
glory has come
to me through
them. None
has been
lost except
the one
doomed to
destruction
so that
Scripture
would
be fulfilled.
John 17:1-10,
12