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# Connecting Statement:
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The story that began in the previous chapter continues. Jesus had been speaking to his disciples, but now he begins to pray to God.
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# he lifted up his eyes to the heavens
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This is an idiom that means to look upward. Alternate translation: "he looked up to the sky" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# heavens
This refers to the sky.
# Father ... glorify your Son so that the Son will glorify you
Jesus asks God the Father to honor him so that he can give honor to God.
# Father ... Son
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These are important titles that describe the relationship between God and Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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# the hour has come
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Here the word "hour" is a metonym that refers to the time for Jesus to suffer and die. Alternate translation: "it is time for me to suffer and die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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