Neville Goddard on John 17:20-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 17 in context

Scripture Focus

20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

22And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

John 17:20-23

Biblical Context

Jesus prays for his current followers and for all who will believe through them, that they may be one, as the Father and the Son are one. This unity is intended to reveal to the world that God has sent him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the I AM, you discover that the unity Jesus prays for is not a distant network of people but a state of consciousness you enter now. The verse invites you to realize that the Father in you and you in the Father are not separate roles but one field of awareness. When you imagine yourself as the central point where all existence dissolves into one, you become the vessel through which others are drawn into that truth by your living presence. The 'glory' given to Jesus is the radiance you awaken in your own chest—an inner light that binds thoughts, feelings, and breaths into a single, harmonious rhythm. This oneness dissolves the sense of isolation and makes your intercession universal: you exist as the intercessor for all who will ever believe because you refuse to exclude anyone from your inner circle. Practice silently returning to the feeling of unity, letting your inner dialogue affirm that you and God are one, that you are already in them and they in you, here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and affirm 'I and the Father are one.' Visualize a circle of light extending from your chest to include all beings, dwelling there for a minute.