16, 17. (a) What determination did Jesus express in the conclusion of his prayer? (b) What should we be determined to do?

¹⁶ Under the influence of their religious leaders, the majority of people in the world choose to ignore the clear evidence that Jehovah has a united people who truly know him. The same was true respecting Jesus’ day. So he concludes with these endearing words: “Righteous Father, the world has, indeed, not come to know you; but I have come to know you, and these have come to know that you sent me forth.

John 17:25,