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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am: that they may behold my glory. which thou hast given me: for then lovedst me before the foundation of the world. He will not be in glory, and leave me behind him. He is a bridegroom that cannot be satisfied unless his bride be a partaker of all his joy. He is so one...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Father. I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
O righteous Father,.... God is righteous in all the divine persons: the Father is righteous, the Son is righteous, and the Holy Spirit is righteous: he is so in his nature; righteousness is a perfection of it; he is so in all his purposes and promises; in all his ways and works of providence and grace; in predestination, redemption, justification,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. Here the doctrine becomes a matter of experience. May we never rest till we get the full...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. How rich is this language! How musical! Surely, never did any human poem match this peerless...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
O righteous Father, the world hath not know thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. It is delightful to hear Jesus praying in this way for us, side by side with himself, though we are unworthy of so unspeakable an honour; praying for us as if his own self, his own glory, depended upon our safety. If Christ prayed...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And I have declared unto them thy name,.... Himself, his nature, his perfections, especially of grace and mercy, his mind and will, his Gospel; [See comments on John 17:6]. A very fit person Christ was to make this declaration, since he was with him from all eternity, and was in his bosom; the Father did all in him, and his name is in him; and he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it I read it to you as it stands. Our good translators were always afraid of using a word too often, for fear of falling into tautology; so for what they considered the beauty of the language they used the word “declared instead of I made known”; but why should they have done so? Who were...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I in them. Sacred, mystical union! May our souls enjoy it day by day. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 32; John 17.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: As long as the Christ lived, he showed forth his Father’s glory, and so should we. If we have declared it, we should say, “And will declare it.” “That the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.” Thus the glorious union stands. May we always rejoice in it....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. This prayer is for you, and for me, as much as for the twelve apostles. May the Lord fulfill it in all of us as well as in them, for his dear name’s sake! Amen.