Said. John nowhere says that Jesus prayed, as the other Evangelists do.
Thy Son—thy Son (cod rév vidv—o vids). Properly, thy Son—the Son. The second phrase marks a change from the thought of personal relationship to that of the relation in which Jesus manifests the Father’s glory.
2. Power (éfovciav). Rev., rightly, authority. See oni. 12.
All flesh. A Hebrew phrase, denoting the whole of hu- manity in its imperfection. See Gen. vi. 12; Ps. lxv. 2; Isa. <Lid, etc:
That He should give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him (iva ray 6 dédwxas aire, Soon avtots Cwny aidvuv). Lit., that all that Thou hast given Him, to them He should give eternal life. All (ray), singular number, regards the body of Christian disciples collectively: to them, indwid- wally.
3. Life eternal. With the article: the life eternal. Defin- ing the words in the previous verse. The life eternal (of which I spoke) 2s this.
That (ia). Expressing the aim.
Might know (ywackwo). Might recognize or percewe. This is striking, that eternal life consists in knowledge, or rather the pursuit of knowledge, since the present tense marks a continuance, & progressive perception of God in Christ. That they might learn to know. Compare ver. 23; x. 38; 1 John v. DO SAV. Ayo.
‘‘ T say, the acknowledgment of God in Christ Accepted by thy reason, solves for thee All questions in the earth and out of it, And has so far advanced thee to be wise. Wouldst thou improve this to re-prove the proved ? In life’s mere minute, with power to use that proof,