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I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I glorified You on the earth by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I glorified Thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which Thou hast given Me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I glorified You on the earth, having finished the work which You have given Me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I have glorified You [down here] on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have glorified you on the earth by completing the work you gave me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have glorified You on the earth by completing the work You gave Me to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you gave me to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On earth I have given you glory by finishing the work you gave me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have shown your glory on earth; I have finished the work you gave me to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I glorified you on earth by completing the task you gave me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have glorified You on earth. I have accomplished the work You gave Me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I glorified you on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I glorified you on the earth by accomplishing the work which you have given me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />I have glorified Thee on earth, having done perfectly the work which by Thine appointment has been mine to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I glorified You on the earth, having completed the work that You have given Me, that I should do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />I glorified You on the earth, having completed the work that You have given Me that I should do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I did glorify Thee on the earth, the work I did finish that Thou hast given me, that I may do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I honoured thee upon earth: I finished the work which thou hast given me that I should do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have glorified you on earth. I have completed the work that you gave me to accomplish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have already glorified you on the earth; for the work which you had given to me to do, I have finished it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“I have glorified you in the earth; I have accomplished the work that you have given me to do.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>I glorified thee upon the earth, having finished the work that thou hast given to me that I may do it.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />I have glorified thee upon earth: I have completed the work which thou gavest me to perform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />I have glorified Thee on earth, having done perfectly the work which by Thine appointment has been mine to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>I glorified Thee on the earth; having completed the work which Thou hast given Me to do.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>I have glorified Thee on earth, I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/17-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6007" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/17.htm">Prayer for the Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1392.htm" title="1392: edoxasa (V-AIA-1S) -- To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.">have glorified</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">You</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth</a> <a href="/greek/5048.htm" title="5048: teleiōsas (V-APA-NMS) -- From teleios; to complete, i.e. accomplish, or consummate.">by accomplishing</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2041.htm" title="2041: ergon (N-ANS) -- From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.">work</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dedōkas (V-RIA-2S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">You gave</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsō (V-ASA-1S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">do.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8-11</a></span><br />And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. / Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-8.htm">Hebrews 5:8-9</a></span><br />Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. / And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a></span><br />Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-30.htm">John 19:30</a></span><br />When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Luke 22:42</a></span><br />“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a></span><br />Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a></span><br />Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-10</a></span><br />Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-36.htm">John 5:36</a></span><br />But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a></span><br />For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-31.htm">John 14:31</a></span><br />But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-24.htm">Acts 20:24</a></span><br />But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18-19</a></span><br />I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, / by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-7.htm">2 Timothy 4:7</a></span><br />I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a></span><br />“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work which you gave me to do.</p><p class="hdg">glorified.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-28.htm">John 12:28</a></b></br> Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, <i>saying</i>, I have both glorified <i>it</i>, and will glorify <i>it</i> again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/13-31.htm">John 13:31,32</a></b></br> Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13</a></b></br> And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.</p><p class="hdg">finished.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a></b></br> Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-36.htm">John 5:36</a></b></br> But I have greater witness than <i>that</i> of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/9-3.htm">John 9:3</a></b></br> Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/22-37.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/amos/3-3.htm">Appointment</a> <a href="/luke/18-31.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/luke/9-51.htm">Completing</a> <a href="/john/12-32.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/john/5-36.htm">Finish</a> <a href="/john/13-12.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/luke/19-23.htm">Gavest</a> <a href="/john/15-8.htm">Glorified</a> <a href="/john/17-1.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/john/17-1.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/john/8-55.htm">Perfectly</a> <a href="/john/15-16.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/19-28.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">Appointment</a> <a href="/john/19-28.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-11.htm">Completing</a> <a href="/john/18-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/acts/20-24.htm">Finish</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/john/17-6.htm">Gavest</a> <a href="/john/17-10.htm">Glorified</a> <a href="/john/17-5.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/john/17-5.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/john/17-19.htm">Perfectly</a> <a href="/john/21-7.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">John 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/17-1.htm">Jesus prays to his Father.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have glorified You on earth</b><br>This phrase highlights Jesus' mission to reveal the Father’s character and nature to humanity. Throughout His ministry, Jesus consistently pointed to God, attributing His teachings and miracles to the Father. This glorification is seen in His obedience, teachings, and miracles, which all reflect God's glory. The concept of glorifying God is rooted in the Old Testament, where God's glory is often associated with His presence and power (<a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Exodus 24:16-17</a>). Jesus' life on earth was a fulfillment of the prophecies concerning the Messiah, who would reveal God's glory to the nations (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>).<p><b>by accomplishing the work</b><br>Jesus refers to the specific mission and tasks given to Him by the Father. This includes His teachings, miracles, and ultimately His sacrificial death and resurrection. The "work" is a fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speak of the suffering servant. Jesus' work also includes establishing the foundation for the Church and the spread of the Gospel. His use of the word "accomplishing" indicates completion and fulfillment, echoing the creation narrative where God saw His work as "very good" (<a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a>).<p><b>You gave Me to do</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine commissioning of Jesus by the Father. It underscores the unity and purpose within the Trinity, where the Son willingly submits to the Father's will. This divine mission is seen throughout the Gospels, where Jesus often speaks of being sent by the Father (<a href="/john/5-36.htm">John 5:36</a>, <a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a>). The work given to Jesus was not only to teach and heal but ultimately to provide salvation through His death and resurrection. This mission reflects the covenantal promises made to Abraham, where through his seed all nations would be blessed (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>), and is a testament to God's redemptive plan for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing God the Father in prayer. This chapter is part of what is known as the High Priestly Prayer, where Jesus intercedes for His disciples and all future believers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a></b><br>The recipient of Jesus' prayer. Jesus speaks of glorifying the Father through His earthly ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The realm where Jesus accomplished His work, emphasizing His incarnation and mission among humanity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_work.htm">The Work</a></b><br>Refers to the mission and tasks given to Jesus by the Father, including His teachings, miracles, and ultimately His sacrificial death and resurrection.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/glorification.htm">Glorification</a></b><br>The act of honoring or bringing glory to God, which Jesus accomplished through His obedience and fulfillment of His mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_glorification.htm">Understanding Glorification</a></b><br>Jesus glorified the Father by completing His mission. We, too, can glorify God by fulfilling our God-given purposes and living obediently.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_mission.htm">The Importance of Mission</a></b><br>Just as Jesus had a specific work to accomplish, believers are called to discern and pursue the work God has prepared for them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_sacrifice.htm">Obedience and Sacrifice</a></b><br>Jesus' life exemplifies obedience and sacrifice. Christians are encouraged to follow His example, even when it involves personal cost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_dependence.htm">Prayer and Dependence</a></b><br>Jesus' prayerful relationship with the Father underscores the importance of prayer and dependence on God in fulfilling our life's mission.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Jesus' focus was on eternal glory rather than earthly success. Believers are reminded to prioritize eternal values over temporal achievements.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">I glorified Thee on earth: I finished the work . . .</span> The former sentence is .explained by the latter. God was glorified in the completion of the Messianic work of Christ. For this conception of the work of life, which includes the whole life as manifesting God to man, comp. Notes on <a href="/john/5-36.htm" title="But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me.">John 5:36</a>; <a href="/john/9-4.htm" title="I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night comes, when no man can work.">John 9:4</a>; <a href="/john/10-25.htm" title="Jesus answered them, I told you, and you believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.">John 10:25</a> <span class= "ital">et al.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - He continues the prayer which he is offering for himself: <span class="cmt_word">I glorified thee on the earth, having finished</span> <span class="cmt_word">the work</span> <span class="cmt_word">which thou hast given me to do.</span> Many expositors urge a proleptical or anticipatory assertion of the completion of his earthly work, as though the Passion were already over, and he were now uttering the <span class="accented">consummatum est</span> of the cross. This is, however, included in the next clause. The night has come when the earthly ministry is at an end. The Jesus Christ, whom the Father has sent, has completed his task. The whole work of the earthly manifestation of the Word was at an. end. Suffering remains, the issues of the conflict with evil have to be encountered; but the die is cast - the thing is done. The godly life, as well as the atoning death, are correlative parts of the merits and work of Christ, and have glorified the Father. But what a self-consciousness beams forth in these simple words! St. Paul, on the verge of his martyrdom, in the midst of the horrors of the Neronian persecution, exclaimed, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course." But our Lord is unconscious of any coming short of the glory of God; and he even counts on higher power to glorify God by returning to a position which he had for a while vacated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/17-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγώ</span> <span class="translit">(egō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have glorified</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐδόξασα</span> <span class="translit">(edoxasa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1392.htm">Strong's 1392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="grk">σε</span> <span class="translit">(se)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπὶ</span> <span class="translit">(epi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">earth</span><br /><span class="grk">γῆς</span> <span class="translit">(gēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by accomplishing</span><br /><span class="grk">τελειώσας</span> <span class="translit">(teleiōsas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">From teleios; to complete, i.e. accomplish, or consummate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">work</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔργον</span> <span class="translit">(ergon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2041.htm">Strong's 2041: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You gave</span><br /><span class="grk">δέδωκάς</span> <span class="translit">(dedōkas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me</span><br /><span class="grk">μοι</span> <span class="translit">(moi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἵνα</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do.</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιήσω</span> <span class="translit">(poiēsō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. 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