is finished, completed, and fulfilled. The completion of this work had been mentioned regularly already (4:34; 5:36; 17:4; cf. 9:4). Here, at last, at the very moment Jesus is crucified and going to die, its completion is finally realized. Here he lays down his life for his friends (15:13). Here he shows the full extent of his love toward his own (13:1). At last his work of revelation (17:26), his obedience to, his oneness with, and his love toward the Father have been realized to the full (10:30,
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