John 17:24-26

"[Jesus concluded his prayer:] "O righteous Father, the world doesn't know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. I have revealed you to...."

"[Jesus continued his prayer:] "Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me..."

"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of..."

""I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.""

"O death! why dost thou touch the tree beneath whose spreading branches weariness hath rest? Why dost thou snatch away the excellent of the earth, in....."

Inspirational illustration of John 17:26 -- "I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."

Inspirational illustration of John 17:24 -- Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

"Dear Precious Follower, The verses you will read today come from a very emotional time on the night I was betrayed. These verses are My prayer for My..."

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