Jesus’ Prayer Requests for You in John 17
1. That the Father would keep them in His name
John 17:11
11 “I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.”
2. That you would be one with God and other believers
John 17:11, 21-23
11 “I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.”
21 “that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.”
22 “The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one;”
23 “I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.”
3. That you would have Christ’s joy made full in you
John 17:13
13 “But now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.”
4. That the Father would keep you from the evil one
John 17:15
15 “I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.”
5. That you would remain in the world under the Father’s keeping
John 17:15
15 “I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.”
6. That you would be sanctified in the truth
John 17:17
17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”
7. That you would be sanctified for the mission to which He sends you
John 17:17-19
17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”
18 “As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.”
19 “For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.”
8. That future believers also would be in the Father and the Son
John 17:20-21
20 “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;”
21 “that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.”
9. That your unity would become a witness to the world
John 17:21, 23
21 “that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.”
23 “I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.”
10. That you would be with Him where He is
John 17:24
24 “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.”
11. That you would see His glory
John 17:24
24 “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.”
12. That the Father’s love would be in you
John 17:26
26 “and I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
13. That Christ Himself would be in you
John 17:26
26 “and I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Summary
In short, Jesus prays that His people would be kept in the Father’s name, made one, filled with Christ’s joy, protected from the evil one, kept in the world, sanctified in the truth, sent into the world, gathered into the life of the Father and the Son, made a witness to the world, brought to be with Christ, enabled to see His glory, filled with the Father’s love, and indwelt by Christ Himself.
Before morning, Jesus already had YOU on His heart.
