John 17:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Father, I desire that those You have given Me may be with Me where I am, to see My glory, the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πάτερ, οὕς δέδωκάς μοι, θέλω ἵνα ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγώ· κἀκεῖνοι ὦσιν μετʼ ἐμοῦ, ἵνα θεωρῶσιν τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἐμήν, ἣν ἔδωκάς μοι: ὅτι ἠγάπησάς με πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου.

Transliteration

Pater, whom dedōkas to me, thelō that where eimi egō; kakeinoi ōsin with me, that they theōrōsin the doxan the emēn, which edōkas to me: because you ēgapēsas me before katabolēs kosmou.

Grammar Details

• *Pater*: vocative, masculine, singular - Father
• *dedōkas*: perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you have given
• *thelō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wish/desire
• *eimi*: present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I am
• *egō*: nominative, singular, personal pronoun - I
• *kakeinoi*: crasis of *kai* (and) + *ekeinoi* (those) - and those
• *ōsin*: present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may be
• *theōrōsin*: present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may see/behold
• *doxan*: accusative, feminine, singular - glory
• *emēn*: accusative, feminine, singular, possessive adjective - my/mine
• *edōkas*: aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you gave
• *ēgapēsas*: aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you loved
• *katabolēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - foundation
• *kosmou*: genitive, masculine, singular - world

Word Meanings

• *Pater*: Father
• *dedōkas*: have given/entrusted/granted
• *thelō*: wish/desire/want
• *eimi*: am/exist
• *egō*: I/myself
• *kakeinoi*: and those/those also
• *ōsin*: may be/might become
• *theōrōsin*: may see/behold/observe
• *doxan*: glory/honor/splendor
• *emēn*: my/mine
• *edōkas*: gave/granted/bestowed
• *ēgapēsas*: loved/cherished
• *katabolēs kosmou*: foundation of the world/creation of the universe

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Father, I will that those also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which you have given me: for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Father I will that they which thou hast geven me be with me where I am that they maye se my glory which thou hast geven me. For thou lovedest me before the makynge of the worlde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Father, I wil, that they whom thou hast geuen me, be with me where I am, yt they maye se my glory, which thou hast geue me: for thou hast loued me, or euer ye worlde was made.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Father, I will that they which thou hast giuen me, be with me euen where I am, that they may beholde that my glorie, which thou hast giuen mee: for thou louedst me before the foundation of the world.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Father, I wyll that they which thou hast geuen me, be with me where I am, that they may see my glorie which thou hast geuen me. For thou louedst me, before the foundation of the world.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ ‹Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Father, those whom Thou hast given to me, I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory that Thou didst give to me, because Thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. [

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

Referenced Verses

• John 12:26 : 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
• John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
• 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• 1 John 3:2 : 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
• John 1:14 : 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• Rev 3:21 : 21 The one who conquers I will grant to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on His throne.
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
• John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am, you may be also.
• 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
• Phil 1:23 : 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;
• 1 Thess 4:17 : 17 After that, we who are alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
• Gen 45:13 : 13 Tell my father about all the honor that I have in Egypt and everything you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.
• Prov 8:21-31 : 21 Granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries. 22 The LORD created me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of old. 23 From eternity I was established, from the beginning, before the origins of the earth. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs heavy with water. 25 Before the mountains were shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth. 26 Before He made the earth, the fields, or the first dust of the world. 27 When He established the heavens, I was there; when He marked out the horizon on the face of the deep. 28 When He strengthened the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong. 29 When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth. 30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman, delighting day by day, rejoicing always in His presence. 31 Rejoicing in His whole world and delighting in the sons of men.
• Matt 25:21 : 21 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
• Matt 25:23 : 23 His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Matt 26:29 : 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine now until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."
• Luke 12:37 : 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.
• Luke 22:28-30 : 28 You are the ones who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Luke 23:43 : 43 And Jesus replied, 'Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in paradise.'
• Rev 21:22 : 22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
• Rev 7:14-17 : 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.' 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will spread his shelter over them. 16 They will no longer hunger or thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.