约翰福音 17:4

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

我在地上已經榮耀了你，你交給我要作的工，我已經完成了。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
我 在 地 上 已 经 荣 耀 你 ， 你 所 托 付 我 的 事 ， 我 已 成 全 了 。

Contextual Overview

¹ After Jesus said these things, he looked toward heaven and prayed, "Father, the time has come. Give glory to your Son so that the Son can give glory to you. ² You gave the Son power over all people so that the Son could give eternal life to all those you gave him. ³ And this is eternal life: that people know you, the only true God, and that they know Jesus Christ, the One you sent. ⁴ Having finished the work you gave me to do, I brought you glory on earth. ⁵ And now, Father, give me glory with you; give me the glory I had with you before the world was made.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

glorified: John 12:28, John 13:31, John 13:32, John 14:13

finished: John 4:34, John 5:36, John 9:3, John 14:31, John 15:10, John 19:30, Acts 20:24, 2 Timothy 4:7

Reciprocal: Exodus 40:33 - So Moses Numbers 6:20 - and after 1 Samuel 2:30 - them Psalms 2:8 - Ask Isaiah 42:4 - shall not Isaiah 42:21 - it Isaiah 49:3 - General Isaiah 49:4 - yet Mark 1:38 - for Mark 16:19 - he was Luke 2:14 - Glory Luke 13:32 - I shall John 5:30 - because John 5:43 - come John 6:62 - General John 7:18 - seeketh his glory John 8:29 - for John 8:49 - but John 9:4 - must John 10:17 - General John 10:36 - sent John 16:5 - I John 17:1 - glorify Hebrews 3:2 - faithful Hebrews 5:7 - and Revelation 11:7 - when

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

Genesis 13:16
I will make your descendants as many as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust on the earth, he could count your people.

Genesis 16:10
The angel also said, "I will give you so many descendants they cannot be counted."

Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty. Obey me and do what is right.

Genesis 17:11
Cut away your foreskin to show that you are prepared to follow the agreement between me and you.

Genesis 17:18
Then Abraham said to God, "Please let Ishmael be the son you promised."

Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 32:12
You said to me, ‘I will treat you well and will make your children as many as the sand of the seashore. There will be too many to count.'"

Genesis 35:11
God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Have many children and grow in number as a nation. You will be the ancestor of many nations and kings.

Genesis 48:19
But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. Manasseh will be great and have many descendants. But his younger brother will be greater, and his descendants will be enough to make a nation."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I have glorified thee on the earth,.... This is made use of as a reason and argument, why the Father should glorify him: Christ glorified his Father personally, as he held forth and expressed the glory of his person; and verbally, by ascribing, on all occasions, praise and glory to him; and really, or by deeds, and that by various ways: as in and by his ministry; by asserting he had his mission, qualifications, and doctrine, from him as a prophet; his principal work was to declare his Father's mind and will, his love and grace; nor did he seek his own, but his Father's glory: and by his miracles: for though these were proofs of his deity and Messiahship, and displays of his own glory; yet the glory of his Father, especially of his power, was eminently seen in them, for he referred them to him; and these were often the means of men's glorifying the God of Israel: and by his whole life and conversation, which was entirely according to the will of God; and every action of it was directed to his glory; particularly he glorified him by his early regard to his will, and the business he sent him about; by his zeal for his Father's house; and by the exercise of the various graces of faith, hope, and love upon him: and as by his life, so at his death, even all the while he was "on the earth"; where God had been dishonoured by the sin of men; where Christ now was debased in human nature, and even that was for the glory of God; and this is said in distinction from heaven, where God is glorified by the angels, and where Christ would shortly be glorified in his human nature:

I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do; by "the work" is meant obedience to the will of God; the destruction of all spiritual enemies, as sin, Satan, the world, and death; and the redemption and salvation of his people, which was "given" him to do: he did not take it upon himself, but being called to it he readily accepted of it; it was appointed, and cut out for him, in the council and covenant of grace; he was thoroughly acquainted with it; and though it was difficult, it was pleasant and delightful to him; nor did he leave it till he could say it is "finished"; as it was by himself alone, without the help of man; and is so complete that nothing can be added to it; and so firmly done, that it cannot be unravelled by men and devils: he speaks of it as done, because the time was come to finish it, and he was sure of the accomplishment of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Have glorified thee - In my instructions and life. See his discourses everywhere, the whole tendency of which is to put honor on God.

I have finished the work - Compare John 19:30. When he says “I have finished,” he probably means to include also his death. All the preparations for that death were made. He had preached to the Jews; he had given them full proof that he was the Messiah; he had collected his disciples; he had taught them the nature of his religion; he had given them his parting counsel, and there was nothing remaining to be done but to return to God. We see here that Jesus was careful that his great and important work should be done before his dying hour. He did not postpone it to be performed just as he was leaving the world. So completely had he done his work, that even before his death he could I say, “I have finished the work.” How happy would it be if men would imitate his example, and not leave their great work of life to be done on a dying bed? Christians should have their work accomplished, and when that hour approaches, have nothing to do but to die, and return to their Father in heaven.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 17:4. I have glorified thee — Our Lord, considering himself as already sacrificed for the sin of the world, speaks of having completed the work which God had given him to do: and he looks forward to that time when, through the preaching of his Gospel, his sacrifice should be acknowledged, and the true God should be known and worshipped by the whole world.