John 17:1
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:”
Ἰησοῦς
In this moment of prayer, Jesus — whose very name means "the LORD saves" — is the one speaking directly to the Father, fully aware that the salvation of humanity is about to be accomplished through what He is walking into.
οὗτος
These things
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οὗτος
Everything Jesus had just said to his disciples — his prayer, his promises, his heart laid bare — was the specific, weighted moment he now brought before the Father.
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πατήρ
Father
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πατήρ
In this moment, Jesus doesn't open His most intimate prayer with a title or a formal address — He speaks to someone He knows personally, someone who is already listening, already leaning in.
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λαλέω
spoke
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λαλέω
Jesus had just finished speaking everything he needed to say to his disciples, and now he shifts — turning his words toward heaven in an intimate conversation with the Father.
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δοξάζω
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δοξάζω
Jesus is asking the Father to put His glory on full display through the Son, so that the Son can turn right around and reflect that glory back to the Father — an exchange of honor between them.
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ἐπαίρω
having lifted up
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ἐπαίρω
In this moment, Jesus physically raised his eyes toward heaven as a deliberate act of turning his full attention to the Father before his greatest trial.
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ὀφθαλμός
eyes
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ὀφθαλμός
Jesus physically looked upward as He prayed, using His eyes to direct His attention toward heaven in a deliberate, visible act of communion with the Father.
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οὐρανός
heaven
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οὐρανός
As Jesus lifted His eyes upward, heaven wasn't just a direction He looked — it was the face of His Father He was turning toward.
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ἔπω
He said;
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ἔπω
Jesus didn't casually mention what was on his mind — he deliberately addressed his Father at the most critical moment of his life, choosing every word with the full weight of eternity behind it.
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ἔρχομαι
has come
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ἔρχομαι
The moment Jesus had been moving toward His entire earthly life had finally arrived — this was not a surprise, but a destination.
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ὥρα
hour;
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ὥρα
The "hour" Jesus refers to is the specific, long-awaited moment his Father had set for the cross and the glory that would follow — not a surprise, but a divine appointment he walked into willingly.
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υἱός
Son
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υἱός
In this moment, Jesus addresses God as his Father by using a word that speaks to shared divine nature — not just a title, but a claim of being one in essence with the one he is praying to.
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