KJV King James Version
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 17:9
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
WEB World English Bible
I pray for them. I don’t pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
ASV American Standard Version
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘I ask in regard to them; not in regard to the world do I ask, but in regard to those whom Thou hast given to me, because Thine they are,
Surrounding context — John 17
6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.
8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we [are].
12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘγὼG1473 · egōI/weπερὶG4012 · periaboutαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heἐρωτῶ·G2065 · erōtaōto askοὐG3756 · ounoπερὶG4012 · periaboutτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόσμουG2889 · kosmosworldἐρωτῶG2065 · erōtaōto askἀλλὰG235 · allabutπερὶG4012 · periaboutὧνG3739 · hos, hēwhichδέδωκάςG1325 · didōmito giveμοι,G3165 · memeὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatσοίG4771 · suyouεἰσιν·G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Hebrews 9:24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.John 17:6I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.Luke 22:32But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.1 John 5:19[And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.John 17:20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;1 John 2:1-2My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:John 14:16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;John 16:26-27At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:Revelation 20:15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.Revelation 13:8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.Luke 8:34When they that fed [them] saw what was done, they fled, and went and told [it] in the city and in the country.
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