Abstract:

Over the years, prayer passages within the Fourth Gospel and 1 John have been examined in detail apart from one another. This work seeks to analyse them in light of one another, particularly the prayer passages located within the Farewell Discourse (14:12–14; 15:7–8, 16; 16:23) and 1 John (3:21–22; 5:14–18). This article begins by exploring how the Farewell Discourse prescribes prayer as the means by which greater works will be performed and much fruit produced in Jesus's physical absence. Then attention is given to demonstrating that the author of 1 John, dissatisfied with the prayer tradition in the Farewell Discourse, provides a nuanced account that focuses on how confidence in prayer relates to real-life, ethical scenarios within the community he addresses (3:11–24; 5:14–17). Finally, this article concludes by arguing that the discussion of prayer in 1 John 5:14–17 is more concerned with the preservation of the believing community than its numerical growth. Attention will be given to analysing the prerequisites, privileges and purposes of prayer in both documents in order to provide a more complete, nuanced profile of Johannine prayer. It is my distinct honour and privilege to dedicate this article to the great Johannine scholar, Dr Jan van der Watt.

摘要：

多年以来，对第四福音和约翰一书中的祷告段落进行了详尽的检查。这项工作试图从彼此的角度来分析它们，尤其是告别话语（14：12–14； 15：7–8、16； 16：23）和约翰一书（3：21–22； 5：14-18）。本文首先探讨告别话语如何将祈祷规定为在耶稣身体缺席的情况下进行更多工作和产生更多成果的手段。然后要注意证明约翰一书的作者对告别话语中的祈祷传统不满意，提供了一个细致入微的说明，着重于对祈祷的信心如何与他所解决的社区内的现实生活，道德情景相关联（3： 11-24； 5：14-17）。最后，本文的结论是，约翰一书5：14-17中有关祈祷的讨论更多地与信徒团体的保存有关，而不是其人数的增长。将着重分析两个文件中祈祷的先决条件，特权和目的，以便提供更完整，细微的约翰内宁祈祷的概况。我谨将这篇文章献给伟大的约翰内斯学者Jan van der Watt博士，这是我的荣幸和荣幸。