Gospel Notes
This so-called "high priestly prayer" serves as Jesus' retrospective dedication of his career, his request to be restored to his former (i.e., primordial) glory, and his blessing upon the disciples who will be left "in the world" after his death and again after his ascension. Verses 2 and 3 make explicit what has been the implicit purpose in Jesus' ministry all along, namely, to give eternal life, which here is equated with knowledge of God and the Ch…