John 17:3: What It Means to Know God
Jesus does not define eternal life as a length of time or a place but as knowing the only true God and the one he sent. That knowledge runs through the Son, so it is both exclusive and open to all who come.
John 17:17: Sanctified in the Truth
In John 17:17 Jesus prays that the Father would set his people apart in the truth, and he names God's word as that truth. The request is a prayer for God to act, not a command for us to improve ourselves.