Yohanes 8:29

8:29 And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, ¹  because I always do those things that please him.”

Yohanes 12:19

12:19 Thus the Pharisees ²  said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

Yohanes 17:5

17:5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side ³  with the glory I had with you before the world was created. ⁴ 

[8:29]  ¹ tn That is, “he has not abandoned me.”

[12:19]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[17:5]  ³ tn Or “in your presence”; Grk “with yourself.” The use of παρά (para) twice in this verse looks back to the assertion in John 1:1 that the Word (the Λόγος [Logos], who became Jesus of Nazareth in 1:14) was with God (πρὸς τὸν θεόν, pro" ton qeon). Whatever else may be said, the statement in 17:5 strongly asserts the preexistence of Jesus Christ.

[17:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “before the world was.” The word “created” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[17:5]  sn It is important to note that although Jesus prayed for a return to the glory he had at the Father’s side before the world was created, he was not praying for a “de-incarnation.” His humanity which he took on at the incarnation (John 1:14) remains, though now glorified.