JOHN 17:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, so that they may see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world — This final petition expresses Jesus' longing for the disciples' eschatological presence and vision of his glory. "Where I am" refers to the Father's presence into which Jesus enters through exaltation. The phrase "before the foundation of the world" (pro katabolēs kosmou) reaches back to cosmic pre-existence, grounding the disciples' salvation in the eternal love between Father and Son.
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