Verse 21... As Thou art in Me, Father, and I in Thee, that they also shall be one in Us. [983] As Thou art in My love, and I in Thine, so let them also be one in Us, that is, according to faith in Us. Being one according to faith in Us, they will also be one according to mutual love among themselves, as Jesus Christ said before: "If you have My commandments and keep them, that is to say, you will love Me" (John 14:21), and "This is My commandment, that you love one another" (John 15:12). Having begun His speech with love and like-mindedness, Jesus Christ finally returns to the same, showing that love is highly desirable and pleasing to God.

Verse 21... Yes, (and) the world has faith, as Thou hast sent Me...,[984] so that the world also may believe that Thou hast sent Me, believing the Apostles, who will preach about it. And nothing will be such an obstacle to preaching as the division of preachers, because of the difference of faith and mutual enmity among themselves. If they argue among themselves, they will say that they are not disciples of the peace-loving Teacher; and if they are not disciples of the peace-loving Teacher, then it means that they were not sent by You, Father; and if they are in harmony with one another, and keep My commandments, then all will know that they are My disciples, and that You, Father, have sent Me.

Verse 22. And I gave them the glory which Thou hast given Me...,[985] the glory which they have acquired by teaching and miracles, or even by harmony among themselves, since they were no less glorified by the latter than by the former. Jesus Christ said, "dah," indicating His dignity and equality of honor with the Father, as He often does in other places.

Verse 22... Let them be one, as We are one. [986] These words have been said before, and have already been explained above. Jesus Christ repeats them again, wishing to imprint them more strongly in the hearts of the disciples, as very important.

Verse 23. I am in them, and You are in Me... I abide in them, and Thou art in Me, that is, I and Thou abide in them; how can We not preserve them? (And before Jesus Christ said: "If any man love Me, he shall keep My word: and My Father shall love him, and we shall come unto him, and make our abode with him" (John 14:23).

Verse 23... Let them be made into one... [987] into unity, into harmony. As strife divides, so harmony unites.

Verse 23... And let the world understand that Thou hast sent Me... [988] And Jesus Christ said before, "That the world also has faith, for thou hast sent me" (v. 21); and now he repeats the same thing, so that they may certainly remain in unity, knowing that this especially attracts people to faith.

Verse 23... And thou didst love them as thou didst love me. [989] The proof of God's love for people was that He did not spare His Son for them. And here it does not indicate equality, but only a certain similarity, as it was pointed out before (Jesus Christ often repeats this word in order to give the disciples some consolation by such a comparison and to inspire greater boldness. intended after the present life to further encourage His followers).

Verse 24. Father, Thou hast given Me, I will, that where I am, and they shall be with Me...,[990] i.e., in Thy Kingdom, reigning with Me.

Verse 24... Let them see My glory, which Thou hast given Me... [991] the glory of the Godhead, which Thou hast given Me, not as the lesser or begotten after, but as the culprit, that is, as He who begat Me (But when did God the Father give this glory to the Son?...? The question proposed goes back to time: it is incomprehensible. Together with His being, the Father begat the Son, and there was no time when God the Father was not the Father. Since the expression "Thou hast given" could arouse temptation in some and seem humiliating to the Son, Jesus Christ warns of this with the following words).

Verse 24... For Thou didst love Me before the foundation of the world...,[992] i.e., before the ages, as the Holy Scriptures usually express eternity. And Jesus Christ did not say, "That they may share in my glory," but, "That they may see my glory." The first is impossible for them, and all their blessedness will consist in the fact that, according to the words of the Apostle Paul, they will be an open face, beholding the glory of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18). And indeed, the greatest glory is to behold His glory.

Verse 25. Righteous Father... Jesus Christ here calls God the Father righteous because He was pleased that not only the Jews, but also all people should know Him, so that all would be saved and no one would perish because of ignorance of God. This is characteristic of the greatest truth and goodness.

Verse 25... And the world is not known to Thee... All the other nations have not known Thee, because they serve idols, and the Jews because of their wickedness they do not acknowledge Thee as My Father.

Verse 25... And I know Thee... [993] by nature.