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ESV: All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.

NIV: All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.

NASB: and all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them.

CSB: Everything I have is yours, and everything you have is mine, and I am glorified in them.

NLT: All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory.

KJV: And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.

NKJV: And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.

In His prayer to God the Father, Jesus has made it clear they are One and the same (John 17:9). Jesus repeatedly noted that He and the Father were unified (John 10:30). This is true both in terms of their knowledge (John 14:10) and their actions (John 5:19). It's also true in their divine essence (John 14:10). This is why salvation cannot come through anyone other than Christ (John 14:6). Those who respond positively to Jesus are accepting God (John 14:9). Those who reject Jesus are rejecting God Himself (John 3:36; 6:29).

This verse repeats the idea that those who belong to Jesus Christ also belong to God the Father. This reiterates Jesus' claim to be God. It also echoes His comments about certain people being "given" by God (John 6:37, 39).

John 17:6–19 continues the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus, prior to crossing into the garden of Gethsemane. After asking God the Father to glorify Him, so He may glorify the Father, Jesus now prays for His disciples. Earlier passages included Jesus' warnings about persecution (John 16:1–4). His plea, here, is for the apostles' continued faith in the face of that hardship. While this passage has application for all Christians, the immediate subject is Jesus' immediate circle of closest disciples. After this, Jesus' prayer will continue with an emphasis on all future believers.

In this passage, known as the High Priestly Prayer, Jesus speaks to God about three main topics. First is Christ Himself, asking God the Father to glorify Him so He can glorify the Father. Next, Jesus prays for the faith and courage in His closest disciples. Finally, He prays for those who will come to faith because of the apostles' writing and teaching. This moment occurs before Jesus enters Gethsemane, where the other Gospels will record His final anguished prayers before being arrested (Matthew 26:36–46; Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:39–46).

Over the last several chapters (John 13—16), Jesus has been giving last-minute instruction to His closest disciples. These lessons composed a large part of the Last Supper. Among those teachings were several warnings about persecution, with the encouragement of knowing the Holy Spirit would come. In chapter 17, we read Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, making requests on behalf of Himself, the apostles, and future believers. After this, Jesus will go into Gethsemane where Judas will turn Him over for arrest and His eventual execution.

The gospel of John was written by the disciple John, decades later than the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The author assumes that a reader is already familiar with the content of these other works. So, John presents a different perspective, with a greater emphasis on meaning. John uses seven miracles—which he calls “signs”—in order to prove that Jesus is, in fact, God incarnate. Some of the most well-known verses in all of the Bible are found here. None is more famous than the one-sentence summary of the gospel found in John 3:16.

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