JOHN 17:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:”
The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one — Jesus transfers his own glory (doxa) to the disciples, a radical statement of identification and solidarity. This glorification of believers—anticipated in the resurrection and realized eschatologically—establishes their exalted status and empowers their witness. The causal link between received glory and achieved unity suggests that participation in Christ's exaltation creates the spiritual basis for authentic community.
Church Fathers on John 17:22
When our Lord had prayed for His disciples, whom He named also Apostles, He added a prayer for all others who should believe on Him; Neither pray I for these alone, but for all others who shall believe of Me through their word.
Another ground of consolation to them, that they were to be the cause of the salvation of others.
As you, Father, are in Me, and I in you, that they also may be one in Us, i.e. that as the Father is in the Son, and the Son in the Father, so after the likeness of this unity, all may be one in the Father and in the Son.
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