separates the divine from the human realm. Jesus came from the Father, he was sent by him, and he is going to the Father (v. 13). His crossing the line between the human and the divine realm means the abolition of the line on behalf of humanity, “that they may all be one.” The unity—in the place of the enmity—of the human community with the Father is the fundamental good news that Jesus has come to bring to the world. Therefore he prays that the world may believe when this unity becomes visible in
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