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John 17:1

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and lifted: John 11:41; Psalms 121:1-2, Psalms 123:1; Isaiah 38:14; Luke 18:13

the hour: John 7:30, John 8:20, John 12:23, John 12:27-28, John 13:1, John 16:32; Mark 14:41; Luke 22:53

glorify: John 17:4-5, John 7:39, John 11:4, John 13:31-32; Acts 3:13; Philippians 2:9-11; 1 Peter 1:21

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