rwp - John:17:21-23

rwp@John:17:21 @{That they also may be in us} (\hina kai autoi en hmin sin\). Another purpose clause with \hina\ and the present active subjunctive of \eimi\. The only possible way to have unity among believers is for all of them to find unity first with God in Christ. {That the world may believe} (\hina ho kosmos pisteui\). Another purpose clause with \hina\ and the present active subjunctive of \pisteu\, "may keep on believing." Beyond a doubt, strife, wrangling, division are a stumblingblock to the outside world.

rwp@John:17:22 @{And the glory} (\kag tn doxan\). Literally, "And I the glory," with emphasis on "I." It is the glory of the Incarnate Word (Bernard), cf. strkjv@1:14; strkjv@2:11|, not the glory of the Eternal Word mentioned in strkjv@17:24|. Bengel says: _Quanta majestas Christianorum!_ Then verse 22| repeats the unity prayed for in verse 21|.

rwp@John:17:23 @{That they may be perfected into one} (\hina sin teteleimenoi eis hen\). Purpose clause again with \hina\ (nineteen times in this prayer, this the fifteenth) with the periphrastic perfect passive subjunctive of \teleio\ (verse 4|), permanent state, with \eis hen\ (into one) as the goal and final result. {That the world may know} (\hina ginski\). Present active subjunctive of \ginsk\ with \hina\ like the present tense of \pisteu\ in verse 21|, "that the world may keep on knowing" with the same pregnant phrase "that thou me didst send" (\hoti su me apesteilas\) as in 8,25|. {And lovedst them} (\kai gapsas autous\). Timeless aorist, but love shown by sending Christ (John:3:16|) and illustrated and proven by the way Christians love one another.