Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. New Living Translation “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. English Standard Version I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. 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. Berean Literal Bible I am praying concerning them. I do not pray concerning the world, but concerning those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. King James Bible I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. New King James Version “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. New American Standard Bible I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on the behalf of those whom You have given Me, because they are Yours; NASB 1995 “I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; NASB 1977 “I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom Thou hast given Me; for they are Thine; Legacy Standard Bible I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; Amplified Bible I pray for them; I do not pray for the world, but for those You have given Me, because they belong to You; Christian Standard Bible “I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they are yours. Holman Christian Standard Bible I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those You have given Me, because they are Yours. 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: Contemporary English Version I am praying for them, but not for those who belong to this world. My followers belong to you, and I am praying for them. English Revised Version I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine: GOD'S WORD® Translation "I pray for them. I'm not praying for the world but for those you gave me, because they are yours. Good News Translation "I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those you gave me, for they belong to you. International Standard Version "I am asking on their behalf. I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you gave me, because they are yours. Majority 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. NET Bible I am praying on behalf of them. I am not praying on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you. New Heart English Bible I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. Webster's Bible Translation I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given to me; for they are thine. Weymouth New Testament "I am making request for them: for the world I do not make any request, but for those whom Thou hast given me. Because they are Thine, 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI ask in regard to them; I do not ask in regard to the world, but in regard to those whom You have given to Me, because they are Yours, Berean Literal Bible I am praying concerning them. I do not pray concerning the world, but concerning those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 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, Smith's Literal Translation I ask for them: I ask not for the world, but for them thou hast given me: for they are to thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me: because they are thine: Catholic Public Domain Version I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given to me. For they are yours. New American Bible I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, New Revised Standard Version I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhat I request is for them; I make no request for the world, but for those whom you have given to me; because they are yours. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “I pray over them; I was not praying over the world, but I was praying for those whom you have given me, for they are yours, and they have believed that you have sent me.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentI pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me; for they are thine. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament I entreat for them: I make no request for the world; but for those thou hast given me; for they are thine. Mace New Testament "It is for them I pray: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me, because they are thine. Weymouth New Testament "I am making request for them: for the world I do not make any request, but for those whom Thou hast given me. Because they are Thine, Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Prayer for the Disciples…8For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me. 9I 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. 10All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified.… Cross References John 6:37-39 Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away. / For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me. / And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. John 10:14-16 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, / just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. / I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. John 10:26-29 But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. / My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. ... John 15:19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. Romans 8:33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Ephesians 1:4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love Ephesians 1:11-12 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, / in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 1 John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. Matthew 11:25-27 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. / Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. Matthew 13:11 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Luke 10:21-22 At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.” Acts 13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed. Romans 8:28-30 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. / For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. / And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. Romans 11:2 God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: Treasury of Scripture I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which you have given me; for they are yours. pray for. John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; John 16:26,27 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: … Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. Jump to Previous Behalf Demand Making Prayer Praying Regard Request WorldJump to Next Behalf Demand Making Prayer Praying Regard Request WorldJohn 17 1. Jesus prays to his Father.I ask on their behalf In this phrase, Jesus is interceding specifically for His disciples. The Greek word for "ask" is "ἐρωτάω" (erōtaō), which implies a request or petition. This highlights the intimate relationship between Jesus and His Father, as well as His role as an intercessor. Historically, this reflects the Jewish tradition of a priestly intercession, where the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies to intercede for the people. Jesus, as our High Priest, is fulfilling this role, emphasizing His care and concern for His followers. I do not ask on behalf of the world but on behalf of those You have given Me for they are Yours But for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.--This is the special claim on which He commends them to the Father. They were the Father's before they were given to the Son. By that gift they have become the Father's more fully (John 17:6-8). They are the Father's, for all things which are the Son's are the Father's, and all things which are the Father's are the Son's (John 17:10). . . . Verse 9. - I - very emphatic - am praying for them (for this use of ἐρωτῶ see note, John 16:23). We must remember that this is perfectly consistent with the fact that, in the day of the spiritual manifestation to the disciples, when both the Father and Son came to them, the disciples would ask the Father for the gifts which his love to them was waiting to supply; and he, Christ himself, would hear them if they asked in his Name; and that then there would be no need that he should pray the Father for them. That time had not yet come, though it was coming. Both statements are also perfectly consistent with his "intercession" for us. Not concerning - or, not for - the world am I praying. Surely this is not an assertion that he would never pray, or that he had not already prayed, for the world. Nay, his entire ministry is the expression of the Father's love to the whole world (John 3:16). He came as Jehovah's Lamb to take away its sin (John 1:29), he bade his disciples (Matthew 5:44) pray for their enemies, and he cried at the last for a blessing on his murderers. He "came to seek and save the lost," to "call sinners to repentance," "not to condemn, but to save the world." Moreover, in this prayer (Ver. 21) he does pray for those who should ultimately, though they do not now, believe on him through the word of the disciples; therefore it is inconceivable that he should here dogmatically limit the range of his gracious desire. Calvin here observes, "We are commanded to pray for all (l Timothy 2:1)," and quotes Luke 23:34 that Christ prayed for his murderers. "We ought to pray that this man and that man and every man may be saved, and thus include the whole human race, because we cannot distinguish the elect from the reprobate." Calvin implies that Christ is here within the sanctuary, and places before his eyes the secret judgments of the Father. Lampe goes much further. Luther says, "In the same sense in which he prays for the disciples, he does not pray for the world." But the best explanation is that the high-priestly intercession at this supreme moment is concerned with those who were already given to him, and who have come to believe in his Divine Person and commission. He expressly and divinely commends to the Father those whom thou hast given me - the burden of the thought is contained in the motive he suggests for this commendation, viz. - because they are thine; i.e. though thou hast given them to me, though they have "come to me," through thy drawing, they are more than ever "thine." This most fervent yielding to the attraction of Jesus, and utter moral surrender to his control, do not alienate the heart from the Father, but make it more than ever his.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek IἘγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. ask ἐρωτῶ (erōtō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. on περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. their behalf. αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. I do not ask ἐρωτῶ (erōtō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. on behalf of περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. world, κόσμου (kosmou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. on behalf of περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. those ὧν (hōn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. You have given δέδωκάς (dedōkas) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. Me; μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. for ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. they are εἰσιν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. Yours. σοί (soi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Links John 17:9 NIVJohn 17:9 NLT John 17:9 ESV John 17:9 NASB John 17:9 KJV John 17:9 BibleApps.com John 17:9 Biblia Paralela John 17:9 Chinese Bible John 17:9 French Bible John 17:9 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 17:9 I pray for them (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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