John 17:1

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:

Cross-references

John 17:5 Parallel

John 17:5 specifies the pre‑existent glory Jesus asks to return to; verse 1 requests that glory be manifested now.

John 17:4 Parallel

John 17:4 states Jesus has already glorified the Father by finishing the work; this grounds the request for glorification in completed obedience.

John 12:28 Parallel

John 12:28 has Jesus pray 'Father, glorify your name' — the same glorification theme as John 17:1's 'glorify your Son'.

John 12:27 Contrast

John 12:27 shows Jesus troubled by the hour, while John 17:1 prays confidently — a contrast in attitude toward the same moment.

John 12:23 Parallel

John 12:23 declares 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified' — the same theme Jesus prays in John 17:1.

John 13:32 Parallel

John 13:32 promises God will glorify the Son at once; this prayer petitions that immediate glorification.

John 13:31 Parallel

John 13:31 announces the Son of Man is now glorified after Judas leaves; this prayer opens the same moment of glorification.

John 13:1 Parallel

John 13:1 introduces 'the hour had come' for Jesus to depart; here he prays that the hour for glorification has arrived.

John 8:20 Contrast

John 8:20 repeats that his hour had not yet come — contrasting with the hour having now arrived in John 17:1.

John 7:30 Contrast

John 7:30 states 'his hour had not yet come' — the opposite timing of John 17:1's 'the hour has come'.

John 7:39 Parallel

John 7:39 explains the Spirit was not given because Jesus was not yet glorified; here the hour of glorification has come, enabling the Spirit.

John 7:6 Contrast

In John 7:6, Jesus says His time is not yet come—here the hour has finally arrived, marking a shift from delay to fulfillment.

John 8:54 Parallel

In John 8:54, Jesus says His Father glorifies Him—the same mutual glorification He prays for here.

John 11:4 Parallel

John 11:4 says Lazarus's illness was for God's glory and the Son's glorification; this prayer continues that theme at the final hour.

John 16:32 Parallel

John 16:32 predicts disciples' abandonment and the Father's presence; here Jesus prays as that hour arrives, relying on the Father.

1 Peter 1:21 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Peter 1:21 states God raised Jesus and glorified Him, the direct answer to Jesus' prayer.

Acts 3:13 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 3:13 shows the fulfillment: God has glorified His servant Jesus, answering the prayer in John 17:1.

Philippians 2:9–11 Prophetic fulfillment

Philippians 2:9-11 describes Jesus' exaltation and every tongue confessing His lordship, fulfilling the mutual glorification prayed for.

Luke 18:13 Contrast

Luke 18:13 shows the tax collector who would not lift his eyes to heaven — a direct contrast to Jesus lifting his eyes.

Mark 14:41 Parallel

Mark 14:41 declares 'the hour has come' for betrayal; John uses the same phrase for Jesus' glorification through the cross.

Matthew 26:45 again says 'the hour is at hand,' reinforcing the same crucial moment Jesus prays about.

Matthew 26:18 has Jesus announcing 'my time is at hand,' directly paralleling 'the hour has come' here.

Isaiah 49:3 Typology

Isaiah 49:3 declares God's servant brings him glory, directly prefiguring Jesus' prayer for mutual glorification.

Psalm 21:5 Typology

Psalm 21:5 describes God bestowing glory and majesty on the king — a messianic type of Christ's glorification requested in John 17.

Luke 22:53 Contrast

Luke 22:53 calls the hour one of darkness; John 17:1 frames it as glorification, highlighting the dual nature of the cross.

In Ephesians 1:20, Paul describes God raising and exalting Christ—the very glorification Jesus asks for here.

In Hebrews 12:2, Jesus endured the cross for the joy set before Him—the same perspective of glory through suffering He prays for here.

Joshua 3:7 Typology

Joshua 3:7 has God promising to exalt Joshua before Israel — a type of Christ's glorification as the new Joshua.

Luke 22:15 Parallel

In Luke 22:15, Jesus longs to eat this Passover before suffering—the same 'hour' of glorification He prays about here.

In Philippians 2:11, confessing Jesus as Lord brings glory to the Father—echoing Jesus' prayer that His glorification glorifies the Father.