約翰福音 17

耶穌的禱告

1 耶穌說了這些話，就舉目望天，說：「父啊，時候到了，願你榮耀你的兒子，使兒子也榮耀你； 2 因為你曾賜給他權柄掌管凡血肉之軀的，使他把永生賜給你所賜給他的人。 3 認識你—獨一的真神，並且認識你所差來的耶穌基督，這就是永生。 4 我在地上已經榮耀你，你交給我做的工作，我已完成了。 5 父啊，現在求你使我在你面前得榮耀，就是在未有世界以前，我同你享有的榮耀。

6 「你從世上賜給我的人，我已把你的名顯明給他們。他們本是你的，你把他們賜給我，他們也遵守了你的道。 7 現在他們知道，你所賜給我的一切都是從你那裏來的； 8 因為你所賜給我的話，我已經賜給他們，他們也領受了，又確實知道，我是從你出來的，並且信你差了我來。 9 我為他們祈求，不為世人祈求，卻為你所賜給我的人祈求，因他們本是你的。 10 凡是我的都是你的，你的也是我的，並且我因他們得了榮耀。 11 我到你那裏去；我不再留在世上，他們卻在世上。聖父啊，求你因你的名，就是你所賜給我的名，保守他們，使他們像我們一樣合而為一。 12 我與他們同在的時候，我奉你的名，就是你所賜給我的名，保守了他們，我也護衛了他們；其中除了那滅亡之子，沒有一個滅亡的，好使經上的話得以應驗。 13 現在我到你那裏去，我在世上說這些話，是要他們心裏充滿了我的喜樂。 14 我已把你的道賜給他們；世界恨他們，因為他們不屬世界，正如我不屬世界一樣。 15 我不求你把他們從世上接走，只求你保全他們，使他們脫離那惡者。 16 他們不屬世界，正如我不屬世界一樣。 17 求你用真理使他們成聖；你的道就是真理。 18 你怎樣差我到世上，我也照樣差他們到世上。 19 我為他們的緣故使自己分別為聖，為要使他們也因真理成聖。

20 「我不但為這些人祈求，也為那些藉著他們的話信我的人祈求， 21 使他們都合而為一。正如父你在我裏面，我在你裏面，使他們也在我們裏面，好讓世人信是你差我來的。 22 你所賜給我的榮耀，我已賜給他們，使他們合而為一，像我們合而為一。 23 我在他們裏面，你在我裏面，使他們完完全全合而為一，讓世人知道是你差我來的，也知道你愛他們，如同愛我一樣。 24 父啊，我在哪裏，願你所賜給我的人也同我在哪裏，使他們看見你所賜給我的榮耀，因為創世以前，你已經愛我了。 25 公義的父啊，世人未曾認識你，我卻認識你，這些人也知道是你差我來的。 26 我已讓他們認識你的名，還要讓他們認識，好讓你愛我的愛在他們裏面，我也在他們裏面。」

JOHN 17

Jesus Prays

1 After Jesus had finished speaking to his disciples, he looked up toward heaven and prayed:
Father, the time has come for you to bring glory to your Son, in order that he may bring glory to you. 2 And you gave him power over all people, so he would give eternal life to everyone you give him. 3 t Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent. 4 I have brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you gave me to do.

5 Now, Father, give me back the glory I had with you before the world was created.
6 You have given me some followers from this world, and I have shown them what you are like. They were yours, but you gave them to me, and they have obeyed you. 7 They know that you gave me everything I have. 8 I told my followers what you told me, and they accepted it. They know I came from you, and they believe you are the one who sent me. 9 I am praying for them, but not for those who belong to this world.t My followers belong to you, and I am praying for them.

10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine, and they will bring glory to me.
11 Holy Father, I am no longer in the world. I am coming to you, but my followers are still in the world. So keep them safe by the power of the name you have given me. Then they will be one with each other, just as you and I are one.

12 t While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost, except the one who had to be lost. This happened so that what the Scriptures say would come true.
13 I am on my way to you. But I say these things while I am still in the world, so my followers will have the same complete joy that I do.

14 I have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don't belong to this world, just as I don't.
15 Father, I don't ask you to take my followers out of the world, but keep them safe from the evil one. 16 They don't belong to this world, and neither do I. 17 Your word is the truth. So let this truth make them completely yours. 18 I am sending them into the world, just as you sent me.

19 I have given myself completely for their sake, so they may belong completely to the truth.
20 I am not praying just for these followers. I am also praying for everyone else who will have faith because of what my followers will say about me.

21 I want all of them to be one with each other, just as I am one with you and you are one with me. I also want them to be one with us. Then the people of this world will believe that you sent me.
22 I have honored my followers in the same way you honored me, in order that they may be one with each other, just as we are one.

23 I am one with them, and you are one with me, so they may become completely one. Then this world's people will know that you sent me. They will know that you love my followers as much as you love me.
24 Father, I want everyone you have given me to be with me, wherever I am. Then they will see the glory you have given me, because you loved me before the world was created. 25 Good Father, the people of this world don't know you. But I know you, and my followers know that you sent me. 26 I told them what you are like, and I will tell them even more. Then the love you have for me will become part of them, and I will be one with them.