John 17:4

² For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

³ Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

⁵ And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.

⁶ I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
KJV: I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
WEB: I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.
ASV: I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.
DARBY: I have glorified *thee* on the earth, I have completed the work which thou gavest me that I should do it;
BLB: I glorified You on the earth, having completed the work that You have given to Me that I should do.

ÅB: Jeg har herliggjort deg på jorden idet jeg har fullbyrdet den gjerning som du har gitt meg å gjøre;
OTB: Jeg har æret deg på jorden ved å fullføre det verket du ga meg å gjøre.
B1930: Jeg har herliggjort dig på jorden idet jeg har fullbyrdet den gjerning som du har gitt mig å gjøre;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 4:34
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
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Acts 20:24
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
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2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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John 14:31
But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.
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John 19:30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
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John 15:10
If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
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John 13:31–32
When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
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John 12:28
Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
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