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John 17:4

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I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
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  1. John 4:34Rank 1 from verse 4
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    34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  2. Acts 20:24Rank 2 from verse 4
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    24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

  3. 2 Timothy 4:7Rank 3 from verse 4
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    7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

  4. John 14:31Rank 4 from verse 4
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    31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

  5. John 19:30Rank 5 from verse 4
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    30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

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John 17:4

COMBINED MEANING

glorified

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of glorify, meaning to honour, praise, magnify, exalt, make glorious, display glory in, or cause the excellence and worth of a person or name to be acknowledged.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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17:1THESE words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

17:4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

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17:5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

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