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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.

  6. John 13:31–32Rank 6 from verse 4
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    31¶ Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

    32If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.

  7. John 15:10Rank 7 from verse 4
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    10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

  8. John 12:28Rank 8 from verse 4
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    28Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

  9. John 14:13Rank 9 from verse 4
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    13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

  10. John 9:3Rank 10 from verse 4
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    3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

  11. Luke 22:37Rank 11 from verse 4
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    37For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.

  12. John 5:36Rank 12 from verse 4
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    36¶ But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

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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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