John 17
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John 17 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of John that records Jesus’ high priestly prayer, in which he prays for himself, his disciples, and future believers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of the Bible
ⓘ
chapter of the Gospel of John ⓘ |
| addressedAudience |
future believers
ⓘ
immediate disciples of Jesus ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God the Father NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the High Priestly Prayer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Prayer of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical scripture in most Christian traditions ⓘ |
| contains | high priestly prayer of Jesus ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
believers being in the world but not of the world
ⓘ
the Father sending the Son ⓘ the Son sending the disciples ⓘ |
| followedBy | John 18 ⓘ |
| follows | John 16 ⓘ |
| genre | gospel literature ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | used in Christian liturgy and prayer ⓘ |
| locationInNarrative |
after the farewell discourse
ⓘ
before Jesus’ arrest ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Jesus’ prayer for future believers
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Jesus’ prayer for himself ⓘ Jesus’ prayer for his disciples ⓘ eternal life ⓘ glorification of the Son and the Father ⓘ mission of the disciples ⓘ protection of believers from the evil one ⓘ revelation of God’s name ⓘ sanctification of disciples ⓘ unity of believers ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept |
glory
ⓘ
name of God ⓘ oneness of believers ⓘ truth ⓘ world ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| positionInWork | 17 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| sets | model of intercession by Jesus ⓘ |
| speaker | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalImportance |
important for doctrine of eternal life
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important for doctrine of sanctification ⓘ key text for doctrine of Christian unity ⓘ key text for understanding inter-Trinitarian relationship ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedAuthor | John the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verseCountApproximate | 26 ⓘ |
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