John 17
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. Lutheran writer David Chytraeus entitled Jesus' words "the prayer of the high priest". 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". 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.
| John 17 | |
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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 |
The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John composed this Gospel.