What does John 17:5 mean?
The answer to this lies in the Greek text and another set of NT passages that explain the time when Jesus was experiencing glory together with the Father. First, the Greek text reveals that Bible translators have, as they often do, used their doctrinal prejudice to influence the translating. The Concordant Literal Translation more precisely represents the use of the verbs in John 17:5 (below). John 17:5 And now glorify Thou me, Father with Thyself, with the glory which I had before the world is with Thee. (Concordant Literal New Testament) The Greek word for world is ksmon, from whence the English word cosmos is derived. It is never used in the writings of the Jews, of which the apostle John was one, to reflect the terra firma, but rather, the inhabitants of the Gentile world. What Jesus is asking his Father God for is to once again share with him the dignity, honor and magnificence of His kingly Presence that he shared before (meaning sometime previously in Jesus human life). By cross
