Easter Season · Sixth Sunday of Easter · Year C
John 17:20-26
Jesus Prays for Unity
May 21, 2028
Overview & Insights
"That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you." (John 17:21)
In the closing lines of his farewell prayer, Jesus prays not only for the disciples at the table but for everyone who will come to believe through their word, asking that they share the same oneness he has with the Father. He ends by naming the love that has always existed between Father and Son and asking that it now indwell his followers.
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Commentary on John 17:20-26 workingpreacher.org
The one Lutheran voice on Jesus's prayer that all may be one.
John 17 (Haydock Commentary) haydockcommentary.com
Catholic Haydock notes on the high priestly prayer.
The Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year C catholicproductions.com
Catholic Productions' walkthrough of this Sunday's Mass readings, centered on John 17.
John 17 Commentary: The High Priestly Prayer enduringword.com
Full evangelical commentary on the chapter.
John 17 Commentary preceptaustin.org
Devotional verse-by-verse word study on the same chapter.
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John 17:20-26 Commentary cepreaching.org
Reformed preaching commentary on the prayer for unity.
John 17:20-26 Commentary cepreaching.org
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John 17:20-26 Commentary cepreaching.org
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