John 17:23 meaning and explanation
I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
John 17:23, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is praying to the Father in the hours before his arrest, and in this verse he describes the union he shares with the Father extending to his followers. The Greek word teleioo, rendered "perfectly united," carries the sense of being brought to completion or maturity, not merely feeling close.
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