five3challenge John 17

"Jesus need to spend time with his father"

So today we are going to take a look at John 17, but really only to set it up so it makes sense. The entire chapter is a prayer that Jesus prayed to his father right before he was betrayed, arrested, and ultimately crucified.

If we take a peek in the other three Gospels, the story becomes a little more complete.

Matthew 26 JESUS PRAYS IN GETHSEMANE
36 Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, "Sit here while I go over there to pray."37 He took Peter and Zebedee's two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.38 He told them, "My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."
39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine."
40 Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Couldn't you watch with me even one hour?41 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!"
42 Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, "My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away* unless I drink it, your will be done."43 When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn't keep their eyes open.
44 So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again.45 Then he came to the disciples and said, "Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look—the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.46 Up, let's be going. Look, my betrayer is here!"

So it seems like John placed the prayer in John 17 around this time in the Garden. I think it makes sense that Jesus spent the night praying with his disciple and alone considering that he knew what was coming next.