Structural Outlines of the Fourth Gospel
by Rev. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
A) 1-3: Jesus' hour of glory has come; he gives eternal life and knowledge to believers
B) 4-8: Jesus' work of glorifying and revealing the Father is complete
C) 9-12: Jesus prays that God protect the believers who are in the world
D) 13: Jesus' return to the Father makes the JOY of the believers complete
C') 14-19: Jesus prays that God sanctify the believers who are not of the world
B') 20-23: Jesus' unity with the Father completes the unity of all believers
Note: This prayer in John 17 is called "The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus" in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (par. 2746-2751, 2758).
It is often also called the "Priestly Prayer" of Jesus, or the "High Priestly Prayer," or also
A | 1 After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven
and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. |
B |
4 I glorified you on earth
by finishing the work that you gave me to do. |
C |
9 I am asking on their behalf; I
am not asking on behalf of the world, |
D |
13 But now I am coming to you, and
I speak these things in the world |
C' |
14 I have given them your word,
and the world has hated them |
B' |
20 I ask not only on behalf of these,
but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word,
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A' |
24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given
me, may be with me where I am, |
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