Lux Domini
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

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Interpretation

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.

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This thought runs through John 17:4-5.

John 17:4 John 17:5