Then, raising his eyes in prayer, Jesus said:
Father, it's time.
Display the bright splendor of your Son
So the Son in turn may show your bright splendor.
You put him in charge of everything human
So he might give real and eternal life to all in his charge.
And this is the real and eternal life:
That they know you,
The one and only true God,
And Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
I glorified you on earth
By completing down to the last detail
What you assigned me to do.
And now, Father, glorify me with your very own splendor,
The very splendor I had in your presence
Before there was a world.
John 17:1-5 (The Message)
2 comments:
Oh, my. After waving palms this morning this one really hits home. Beautiful.
Yes!
Love this last line: "The very splendor I had in your presence
Before there was a world."
I love reading these familiar verses in less-familiar versions of the Bible. Thank you for this!
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