Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
And these (kai outoi or autoi, they). Note adversative use of kai (= but these).
I come (ereomai). Futuristic present, "I am coming." Cf. John 13:3; John 14:12; John 17:13. Christ will no longer be visibly present to the world, but he will be with the believers through the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:20).
Holy Father (pater agie). Only here in the N.T., but see 1 John 2:20; Luke 1:49 for the holiness of God, a thoroughly Jewish conception. See John 6:69 where Peter calls Jesus o agiov tou qeou. For the word applied to saints see Acts 9:13. See verse John 17:25 for pathr dikaie (Righteous Father).
Keep them (thrhson autouv). First aorist (constative) active imperative of threw, as now specially needing the Father's care with Jesus gone (urgency of the aorist tense in prayer).
Which (w). Locative case of the neuter relative singular, attracted from the accusative o to the case of the antecedent onomati (name).
That they may be one (ina wsin en). Purpose clause with ina and the present active subjunctive of eimi (that they may keep on being). Oneness of will and spirit (en, neuter singular), not one person (eiv, masculine singular) for which Christ does not pray. Each time Jesus uses en (verses 0:0-1:1) and once, eiv en, "into one" (verse John 17:23). This is Christ's prayer for all believers, for unity, not for organic union of which we hear so much. The disciples had union, but lacked unity or oneness of spirit as was shown this very evening at the supper (Luke 22:24; John 13:4-15). Jesus offers the unity in the Trinity (three persons, but one God) as the model for believers. The witness of the disciples will fail without harmony (John 17:21).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
John 5:43
John 9:5
John 10:30
John 12:28
John 13:1
John 17:1
John 17:1
John 17:25
1 Peter 1:4
1 John 2:16
Revelation 3:10
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