And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
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Our Lord prayed as a man, and as the Mediator of his people; yet he spoke with majesty and authority, as one with and equal to the Father. Eternal life could not be given to believers, unless Christ, their Surety, both glorified the Father, and was glorified of him.