And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
And the glory which thou gavest ('hast given') me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one. This verse is to be viewed as the proper complement of the former one. Our Lord had prayed that those who believed on Him might be one, and one in the Unity of the Father and the Son. But what grounds were there for expecting such a thing, or rather, what materials existed for bringing it about? The answer to that question is what we have in the present verse. "In order," says Jesus, "that they may be one, even as We are one, I have given unto them the glory which Thou hast given unto Me." The glory, then, here meant is all that which Jesus received from the Father as the incarnate Redeemer and Head of His people-the glory of a perfect acceptance as the spotless Lamb-the glory of free access to the Father and the right to be heard always-the glory of the Spirit's indwelling and sanctification-the glory of divine support and victory over sin, death, and hell-the glory of finally inheriting all things. This glory, Jesus says not, 'I will give,' but "I have given them;" thus teaching us that this glory is the present heritage of all that believe, and the divine provision-the heaven-provided furniture-for their attaining even here to that exalted Unity among themselves which would stamp the mission of their Lord as divine even in the eyes of the world.