Section 13
which I had with You before the world was." The word "with" is used three times in this verse. In the phrases "with Yourself" and "with You," the same Greek word is used for "with." The sense of this word is "along with." This means that the Son is exactly the same as the Father in glorifi cation. The Son is glorified along with the Father and with the same glory that the Father has. This word strengthens the indication in verse 1 con cerning the deity of the Lord's Person, that He had the divine glory along with the Father before the world was, that is, in eternity past, so that He should be glorified along with the Father with that glory now. The Lord participates in the di vine glory, not separately by Himself, but along with the Father, for He and the Father are one (10:30). The Lord, by praying this way, indicates His Person, His deity, showing that He is the same as the Father in the divine glory.
THE FATHER'S GLORIFICATION
The Father is glorified in the Son's glorifica tion. The Father could never be glorified apart from the Son, because the Father has entrusted all that He is and has to the Son. The Father is embodied in the Son. Therefore, the Father can not be glorified apart from the Son but only in