John 17:20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,

◄ John 17:20 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,

English Standard Version
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,

New American Standard Bible
"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in Me through their message.

International Standard Version
I ask not only on behalf of these men, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message,

American Standard Version
Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And not for them only do I pray, but for them also who through their word shall believe in me;

Darby Bible Translation
And I do not demand for these only, but also for those who believe on me through their word;

Young's Literal Translation
'And not in regard to these alone do I ask, but also in regard to those who shall be believing, through their word, in me;

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

17:20-23 Our Lord especially prayed, that all believers might be as one body under one head, animated by one soul, by their union with Christ and the Father in him, through the Holy Spirit dwelling in them. The more they dispute about lesser things, the more they throw doubts upon Christianity. Let us endeavour to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, praying that all believers may be more and more united in one mind and one judgment. Thus shall we convince the world of the truth and excellence of our religion, and find more sweet communion with God and his saints.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

20-23. Neither pray I for these alone—This very important explanation, uttered in condescension to the hearers and readers of this prayer in all time, is meant not merely of what follows, but of the whole prayer.

them also which shall believe—The majority of the best manuscripts read "which believe," all future time being viewed as present, while the present is viewed as past and gone.