John 17:11

No more. The immediate future is regarded as present. By Jewish reckoning the day of crucifixion had already arrived.

I come to thee. Or, “I am coming to thee,” a futuristic present, referring to Jesus’ return to the Father, not to His approach to God in prayer.

Holy Father. This title occurs only here in the NT. In vs. 1,5 the form of address is “Father,” and in v. 25 it is “righteous Father.” The term was doubtless chosen in view of the requests to follow. The subject of vs. 17-19 is sanctification. The word for “sanctify” (v. 17) is hagiazo, “to make holy,” and the word for “holy” in the title “Holy Father” is hagios, correctly rendered “holy.” It is the Holy Father who is petitioned to make the disciples holy. On the holiness of God see Lev. 11:44; cf. 1 Peter 1:16. The title “Holy Father” also appears in a eucharistic prayer in the Didache 10:2.

Keep. Jesus is about to leave; hence He commits the disciples to His Father’s care (see vs. 11, 12). They would be left in an evil world and would need special grace in their battle against sin. This keeping power every Christian may claim. God will not suffer him to be tempted above what he is able to bear (1 Cor. 10:13). He is impregnable to the assaults of Satan so long as he battles in the strength and light of Heaven. However, God keeps only those who choose to be kept. When against divine counsel men willfully place themselves upon the enemy’s ground they cannot expect to be preserved by the power of God.

Whom. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 146) the reading “which,” that is, the “name.” This reading conveys the thought that God gave His name to the Son. This concept could be understood in the light of chs. 1:18; 14:9. Jesus came to represent the name, or character, of His Father, and functioned during His incarnation under the authority of His Father.