John 17:9

"I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine,

Montgomery New Testament

In The 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.

In Context

8"for I have given them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

10"and all thine are mine, and mine are thine; and I am glorified in them.

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Cross References

Luke 8:34And those who saw what had happened fled and reported it in the town and the villages.

John 14:16"and I will pray the Father,

John 17:2"since thou hast given him authority over all mankind, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him.

John 17:20"Nor do I pray for them alone, but for those also who believe in me through their word,

Hebrews 9:24For it was not into a Sanctuary made by hands, a mere type of the reality, that Christ entered, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the very presence of God on our behalf.

1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world is lying in the Evil One.

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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