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John 17:24

King James Version (KJV)

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John 17:24

Verse 24 of 26

Scripture focus

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.

John 17:24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 17:24

Theological / Devotional

Be with me. That is, in heaven. Jesus prays for the culmination of the plan of redemption in the glorification of the church of God at the time of the second coming of Christ. The human family has long been in a foreign land (Heb. 11:13, 14), away from the Father’s house (Rev. 14:2, 3). “The whole creation groaneth and travaileth ... waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of the body” (Rom. 8:22, 23). The redemption comes when the Lord descends from heaven at the end of the age and gathers His children from the four corners of the earth (Matt. 24:31; 1 Thess. 4:16). At that time the faithful go to “ever be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4:17). For the arrival of this glad moment of reunion Jesus prayed. For the speedy fulfillment of the promise every Christian should pray (Rev. 22:20).

Before the foundation. The same phrase occurs in Eph. 1:4; 1 Peter 1:20. See on John 1:1, 14.

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