John 17:5

And now, Father, glorify me at your side ¹  with the glory I had with you before the world was created. ² 

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And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.

biblegateway Joh 17:5

"Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

biblegateway Joh 17:5

And now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.

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And now, Father, glorify me with your very own splendor, The very splendor I had in your presence Before there was a world.

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And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.

bibleoremus Joh 17:5

So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.

biblegateway Joh 17:5

"And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

biblegateway Joh 17:5

And now, Father, glorify me at your side ¹  with the glory I had with you before the world was created. ² 

¹ tn Or “in your presence”; Grk “with yourself.” The use of παρά (para) twice in this verse looks back to the assertion in John 1:1 that the Word (the Λόγος [Logos], who became Jesus of Nazareth in 1:14) was with God (πρὸς τὸν θεόν, pro" ton qeon). Whatever else may be said, the statement in 17:5 strongly asserts the preexistence of Jesus Christ.

² tn Grk “before the world was.” The word “created” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

² sn It is important to note that although Jesus prayed for a return to the glory he had at the Father’s side before the world was created, he was not praying for a “de-incarnation.” His humanity which he took on at the incarnation (John 1:14) remains, though now glorified.