John 17:24

Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses the Father during His final prayer before arrest, immediately after petitioning for the believers' unity and before declaring the Father's righteousness.

The words — The Greek θέλω (thelō) means "I want" or "I desire," and ὅπου (hopou) means "where." Jesus explicitly states His desire for believers to be with Him in His present location.

The thread — This motif of believers being with Jesus runs through John 12:26, where servants follow Him to where He is, and aligns with John 14:3 and John 17:5, which anticipate His return and the glory He shared with the Father before creation.

Why it lands — The text states that believers will see the glory the Father gave Jesus because the Father loved Jesus before the foundation of the world. It requires the reader to acknowledge that eternal union with Christ is secured by the Father's love for the Son, not by human achievement.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

John 12:26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 25:21 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Genesis 45:13 Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
Luke 22:28 You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.