John 17:26

“And I have declared unto them thy name, etc.] Himself, his nature, his perfections, especially of grace and mercy, his mind and will, his Gospel; (see Gill on “<431706>John 17:6”). A very fit person Christ was to make this declaration, since he was with him from all eternity, and was in his bosom; the Father did all in him, and his name is in him; and he is the faithful witness; nor is anything of God to be known savingly, but in and through Christ; the apostles are here particularly meant, though the same is true with respect to all that are given to Christ, who are his children and brethren, to whom he also declares the name of God: and will declare it; more fully to them after his…”

“And I have declared--I made known or communicated. thy name--in His past ministry. and will declare it--in yet larger measure, by the gift of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost and through all succeeding ages. that the love wherewith thou hast loved--lovedst. me may be in them, and I in them--This eternal love of the Father, resting first on Christ, is by His Spirit imparted to and takes up its permanent abode in all that believe in Him; and "He abiding in them and they in Him" (Joh 15:5), they are "one Spirit." "With this lofty thought the Redeemer closes His prayer for His disciples, and in them for His Church through all ages. He has compressed into the last moments given Him for conversation…”

“Thy name - See the notes at John 17:6. And will declare it - After my resurrection, and by the influence of the Holy Spirit, Luke 24:45; Acts 1:3. I in them - By my doctrines and the influences of my Spirit. That my religion may show its power, and produce its proper fruits in their minds, Galatians 4:19. The discourse in John 14:0; John 15:0; John 16:0 is the most tender and sublime that was ever pronounced in our world. No composition can be found anywhere so fitted to sustain the soul in trial or to support it in death. This sublime and beautiful discourse is appropriately closed by a solemn and most affecting prayer - a prayer at once expressive of the profoundest reverence for God and…”

“I have declared to them thy name - Thy new, best name of love; that the love wherewith thou hast loved me - That thou and thy love, and I and my love, may be in them - That they may love me with that love. Next: John Chapter 18”

“17:26 All who accept the Son and embrace the Father will experience the kind of love known only between the Father and the Son. • I will be in them: Jesus loves his followers and wants to indwell them with glory and joy unmatched by anything in the world.”

“I have: Joh 17:6, Joh 8:50, Joh 15:15; Psa 22:22; Heb 2:12 that: Joh 14:23, Joh 15:9; Eph 1:6, Eph 1:22, Eph 1:23, Eph 2:4, Eph 2:5, Eph 5:30, Eph 5:32; Th2 2:16 and I: Joh 17:23, Joh 6:56, Joh 14:20, Joh 15:4; Rom 8:10; Co1 1:30, Co1 12:12; Gal 2:20; Eph 3:17; Col 1:27, Col 2:10, Col 3:11; Jo1 3:24, Jo1 4:13, Jo1 4:14 Next: John Chapter 18”