John 17:8-10

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. John 17:8 tn Grk And they.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.
2. John 17:8 tn Or “received.”
3. John 17:8 tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
4. John 17:8 tn Or “truly.”
5. John 17:8 tn Or have come to know.”
6. John 17:9 tn Grk “I am asking.”
7. John 17:9 tn Grk “I am not asking.”
8. John 17:9 tn Or “because they are yours.”
9. John 17:10 tn Grk And all things.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.
10. John 17:10 tn Or “Everything I have is yours.”
11. John 17:10 tn Or “everything you have is mine.”
12. John 17:10 tn Or “I have been honored among them.”sn The theme of glory with which Jesus began this prayer in 17:1-5 now recurs. Jesus said that he had been glorified by his disciples, but in what sense was this true? Jesus had manifested his glory to them in all of the sign-miracles which he had performed, beginning with the miracle at the wedding feast in Cana (2:11). He could now say that he had been glorified by them in the light of what he had already said in vv. 7-8, that the disciples had come to know that he had come from the Father and been sent by the Father. He would, of course, be glorified by them further after the resurrection, as they carried on his ministry after his departure.