John 17:11

I will not be staying in the world any longer. I will be coming back to you. They, however, will be here in the world among those who are opposed to you. My Holy Father, protect them from spiritual harm by your power [MTY], the power that you gave me, in order that they may be united as we are united.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10All the disciples that I have belong to you, and all those who belong to you also belong to me. They have shown how great I am.

12While I have been with them, I have completely protected them by the power [MTY] that you gave me. As a result, only one of them will be eternally separated from you. He is the one who was doomed to be eternally separated from you. That has happened to fulfill what a prophet wrote in the Scriptures would happen.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:8Protect me as people carefully protect their own eyes; protect me like birds protect their babies under their wings [MET].

Proverbs 18:10Yahweh [MTY] is like a strong tower [MET]; righteous people can go to him and be safe like they can run to a tower to be safe.

Isaiah 64:2Be like a fire that burns twigs and causes water to boil! Come down in order that your enemies will know who you are, and the people of other nations will tremble in your presence.

Jeremiah 14:21But Yahweh, in order that we may honor [MTY] you, do not despise/abandon us. Do not dishonor the city where [MTY] your glorious throne is. Please do not forget us, and do not ◄break your agreement with us/stop doing what you agreed to do for us►.

Ezekiel 20:22But I did not do that [IDM]. Again, for the sake of my own reputation, I decided to do something in order that I would not be dishonored/despised by the people of the nations who had seen it when I brought my people out of Egypt.

Matthew 5:48You need to love those who do not love you, and in that way become perfect as God your Father, who is in heaven, is perfect.”

Matthew Henry on John 17:7-11

Christ's Intercessory Prayer. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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