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SBL Greek New Testament

Edited by Michael W. Holmes. The project's standardized, publicly inspectable Greek reference edition. It is not presented as retroactive proof that every existing chapter originated from one uniform printed edition.

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John 17

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john.17.j17GloryBeforeWorld

τῇ δόξῃ ᾗ εἶχον ... πρὸ τοῦ τὸν κόσμον εἶναι

GRAMMARTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

What glory does Jesus request?

The relative clause identifies glory held beside the Father before the world existed.

Why this default

‘glory that I had beside you before the world existed’ preserves the Greek form most directly. ‘glory I shared with you before the world began’ is natural, while ‘glory that precedes creation in your presence’ adds interpretation.

Evidence

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Project defaultglory that I had beside you before the world existed

Project default · direct Greek

Alternativeglory I shared with you before the world began

Responsible alternative

Alternativeglory that precedes creation in your presence

Meaning unpacked

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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