John 17:20-21 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;… I was once permitted to unite in celebrating the Lord's Supper in an upper room in Jerusalem. There were fourteen present, the most of whom, I had good reason to believe, knew and loved the Lord Jesus Christ. Several were godly Episcopalians; two were converted Jews — one a Christian from Nazareth, converted under American missionaries. The bread and wine were dispensed in the Episcopal manner, and most were kneeling as they received them. We felt it to be sweet fellowship with Christ, and with the brethren; and, as we left the upper room and looked out upon the Mount of Olives, we remembered with calm joy the prayer from our Lord that ascended from one of the shady ravines after the first Lord's Supper — "That they all may be one." (R. M. M'Cheyne.) Parallel Verses KJV: Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;WEB: Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word, |
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