John 17:5

Plain English Version

And now, Father, when I come back to you, show people that I am great and powerful, just like I was when I was with you, before we made the world together.

Cross References

Matthew 25:34

Then I will say to the people on my right-hand side, ‘Come on, you mob. My father is happy with you, so you can be in his family. A long time ago, at the time when he made the world, he made a good place for you. It is ready for you now.

John 1:18

Nobody has ever seen God. But the special man, the one that is God, he is always with his father. He is the one that showed us what God is like.

John 10:30

My father and me, we are joined together, like we are one.”

John 14:9

Jesus said, “Look, Philip, I have been with you for a long time now, so you know me, right? Anyone that looks at me, can see my father. So you have seen the father. So you don’t have to ask me to show you the father.

John 17:1

After Jesus finished telling them all those things, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come for me to finish the job you sent me to do. I want you to show people that I am really great and powerful, so that people will look at me, and they will see that you are really great and powerful too, and then they will respect both you and me.

John 17:24

Father, you gave me these people, and I want them to be with me. I want them to see that you gave me the same great power that you have. You loved me and gave me that power before we made the world.

John 3:13

I am the only person here that has been in heaven. I am the special man from God. I came down from heaven. So you have to believe what I say.

John 8:58

Jesus said, “Listen to this, it’s true. I was alive before Abraham was born. You see, I am always alive.”

Philippians 2:6

He was the same as God. He was just as important as God. But he didn’t reckon that he had to keep on being important, like God is.

1 Peter 1:20

A long time ago, before God made the world, he picked Jesus to set you free. Then, later, Jesus came into the world. And now you know about him. You know that he died for you, and so you believe in God too. After Jesus died, God made him alive again, and God made him very great and gave him a lot of power. Now you can trust God and wait for everything he promised you.