John 17:11

John 17:11. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

This was as though he had said, "Thou hast given them to me, my Father, to become my bride; and now I am about to die, and to return to thee, I give back this bride of mine into thy charge. Take care of her, I pray thee, till I can come back again, and receive her unto myself." There is such holy unity between these Divine Persons of the Godhead that the Father first gives the elect to Christ, and then Christ commits the elect into the Father’s keeping.