Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
given—gavest
him power over all flesh—(See on Matthew 11:27; Matthew 28:18-20).
give eternal life to as many as, etc.—literally, "to all that which thou hast given him." (See on John 6:37-40).
THE INTERCESSORY PRAYER. (John 17:1-26)
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes—"John very seldom depicts the gestures or looks of our Lord, as here. But this was an occasion of which the impression was indelible, and the upward look could not be passed over" [ALFORD].
Father, the hour is come—(See on John 13:31-32).
glorify thy Son—Put honor upon Thy Son, by countenancing, sustaining, and carrying Him through that "hour."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing John 17:2:
Isaiah 49:3
Matthew 11:27
John 6:37-40
1 John 2:25
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