Discovery BoxJohn 17:5 
Context17:5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side 1 with the glory I had with you before the world was created. 2
John 17:26
Context17:26 I made known your name to them, and I will continue to make it known, 3 so that the love you have loved me with may be in them, and I may be in them.”
1 tn Or “in your presence”; Grk “with yourself.” The use of παρά (para) twice in this verse looks back to the assertion in John 1:1 that the Word (the Λόγος [Logos], who became Jesus of Nazareth in 1:14) was with God (πρὸς τὸν θεόν, pro" ton qeon). Whatever else may be said, the statement in 17:5 strongly asserts the preexistence of Jesus Christ.
2 tn Grk “before the world was.” The word “created” is not in the Greek text but is implied.
sn It is important to note that although Jesus prayed for a return to the glory he had at the Father’s side before the world was created, he was not praying for a “de-incarnation.” His humanity which he took on at the incarnation (John 1:14) remains, though now glorified.
3 tn The translation “will continue to make it known” is proposed by R. E. Brown (John [AB], 2:773).
