even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 17:2 in context
John 17:1–5
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Jesus said these things, then lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
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even as you gave him authority over all flesh, so he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
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This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
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I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.
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Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
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