Who else does Jesus pray for?
Who does Jesus compare their unity with? What would be the effect of their unity?
What has Jesus given them? Why?
How would the world know that the Father had sent the Son? Who would they know that the Father loves?
What else does Jesus pray for those believers (vs. 24)? Why?
Who has not known the Father? But who has known the Father?
What has Jesus declared? Why?

Thought Questions
Who is Jesus praying for in verse 20? What is the difference between them and the group He prayed for previously?
How are Jesus and the Father one? Is one more important or of higher authority than the other? Do they have exactly the same job or role? How can that help us understand our role in the church?
How can we get the world to believe that God sent Jesus as His Son?
How do we achieve this unity? What can we use to settle disputes, and what should be the basis of our unity? (See verse 17 for a hint.) Can you think of practical applications?
What should we do if the Word of God disagrees with our natural inclination?
Where is Jesus? Do you take that literally (in Heaven) or figuratively? Can we behold His glory here?
How can we know the Father? Where are some other places in John that describe how we can know the Father? (1:18 and 14:7-11, for example.)
How does verse 26 answer the question of how we can have God’s love within us?
What is God’s name–is it just a series of letters, or does it represent something else that we can declare? How can you connect this idea with Exodus 20:7?
List out and summarize the themes in this chapter that Jesus repeats several times in slightly different ways. Why is He so repetitive with these themes?
Obviously, this prayer of Jesus is very specific for a very specific occasion, but is there anything you can learn about prayer from this important chapter?

My prayer is:
that we, as Christians, may be one through belief in Your Word, just as you and the Father are one;
that we might behold the Father in His glory, through knowledge of the Son and through His Word;
and that the Father’s love would be in us to share with others, as well.