What Does John 17:22 Mean in the King James?

And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

John 17:22 · KJV

The analysis reads the King James wording.

King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.

THE KEY

The weight given to Jesus is shared with them, and their oneness is what that shared weight looks like.

THE MEANING

The weight the Father gives the Son is given to people now, gathering them into a shared oneness patterned on the Father and Son. Their unity is what shared divine weight looks like among them.

WHAT THIS UNDOES

This undoes the belief that divine weight belongs to Jesus alone: the verse says he gives it to them.

THE ROOT

δόξα

doxa

GROWS FROM

δοξ-

dox-

Weight and honor made visible.

English “glory” can sound like a title held at a distance; here it carries weight that can be given and shared. Jesus gives this weight to them, and their oneness expresses it among them.

ALSO GROWS

doxazō: Glorify, honor; make weight visible.

δοξάζω

This same word family appears in John 17:10 as “glorified,” where Jesus is made visible in those who belong to him.

endoxos: Honored, held in esteem; glorious.

ἔνδοξος

This branch carries honor that has substance and recognition, illuminating the weight Jesus shares with them.

THE PATTERN

Shared life rooted in God becomes visible as unity among many.

A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Psalm 133:1 · KJVUnity among many is presented as a shared dwelling that is good and pleasant.

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

John 17:21 · KJVThe same oneness among people grows from their participation in the shared life of the Father and Son.

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:3 · KJVUnity is held together as a shared reality among many.

THE THREAD

And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.

John 17:10 · KJV

John 17:10 uses ⁨δοξάζω⁩ (doxazō, glorify), from the same word family as ⁨δόξα⁩ (doxa, weight). Jesus is glorified in those who are his, making the shared weight of verse 22 visible in them.

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