Jesus Prays for Himself
Scripture
John 17:1-5
Similar Passage
Gethsemane
Commentary
The prayers recorded in John 17 occur before His
prayers in the garden at Gethsemane. They are known as
Christ's high priestly prayers or Christ's intercessory prayers
as they are personal prayers on behalf of
his disciples and
all believers.
First, Jesus begins by praying for Himself
however. His prayer is not selfish the way that we tend to
pray for ourselves but rather that God would be glorified
through what He was going to do. Because Jesus pointed to
the Father, if He was glorified, it would bring glory to God the
Father. For this reason, He asks that He be glorified.
Despite His desire to glorify the Father, this
doesn't mean that the task at hand is easy for Jesus to do.
When he reaches the garden at Gethsemane, He still wrestles with
the idea of crucifixion and pleads with God for another way is
there is one.
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