| John 17 | |
|---|---|
 John 17:1-2 on Papyrus 107, written in 3rd century. | |
| Book | Gospel of John |
| Category | Gospel |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 4 |
John 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It portrays a prayer of Jesus Christ addressed to his Father, placed in context immediately before his betrayal and crucifixion, the events which the gospel often refers to as his glorification.[1] Lutheran writer David Chytraeus entitled Jesus' words "the prayer of the high priest".[2] Methodist theologian Joseph Benson calls this prayer "Our Lord’s Intercessory Prayer", because "it is considered as a pattern of the intercession he is now making in heaven for his people".[3] The New King James Version divides this chapter into three sections:
- John 17:1–5: Jesus Prays for Himself
- John 17:6–19: Jesus Prays for His Disciples
- John 17:20–26: Jesus Prays for All Believers.[4]
The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this Gospel.[5]
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Kieffer, R., 59. John, in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), The Oxford Bible Commentary Archived 2017-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, p. 990-1
- ^ Benson, J., Benson Commentary on John 17, accessed 6 June 2019
- ^ John 17:1–26: New King James Version
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.