Jesus Christ laid aside His deity and took on mortal flesh that through His death and resurrection He would give eternal life to those whom the Father chose. He opens our eyes to the truth of God's existence. His obedience brought Him glory and in return gave glory to the Father.
The time for Him to die had arrived. Jesus was asking that His mission to the world would be made known through the Cross. The reasons for this request are twofold: (1) that Your Son also may glorify You. In the Cross, Jesus reveals the Father to the world, that is, His love and justice; and (2) that through Jesus' death on the Cross, God would provide forgiveness of sins and give eternal life to all those who believe in His Son.
17:1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
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