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I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. <a href="/nlt/john/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. <a href="/esv/john/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. <a href="/bsb/john/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/john/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I am praying concerning them. I do not pray concerning the world, but concerning those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. <a href="/kjv/john/17.htm">King James Bible</a> I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. <a href="/nkjv/john/17.htm">New King James Version</a> “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. <a href="/nasb_/john/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nasb/john/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I 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; <a href="/nasb77/john/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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; <a href="/lsb/john/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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; <a href="/amp/john/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I pray for them; I do not pray for the world, but for those You have given Me, because they belong to You; <a href="/csb/john/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they are yours. <a href="/hcsb/john/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those You have given Me, because they are Yours. <a href="/asv/john/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine: <a href="/cev/john/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/john/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine: <a href="/gwt/john/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "I pray for them. I'm not praying for the world but for those you gave me, because they are yours. <a href="/gnt/john/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> "I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those you gave me, for they belong to you. <a href="/isv/john/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> "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. <a href="/msb/john/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/john/17.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/john/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. <a href="/wbt/john/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given to me; for they are thine. <a href="/wey/john/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "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, <a href="/web/john/17.htm">World English Bible</a> I pray for them. I don’t pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I 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, <a href="/blb/john/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I am praying concerning them. I do not pray concerning the world, but concerning those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. <a href="/ylt/john/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> '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, <a href="/slt/john/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I ask for them: I ask not for the world, but for them thou hast given me: for they are to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me: because they are thine: <a href="/cpdv/john/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given to me. For they are yours. <a href="/nabre/john/17.htm">New American Bible</a> I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, <a href="/nrsvce/john/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> What 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. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “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.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me; for they are thine. <a href="/godbey/john/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>I pray for these: I pray not for the world; but for those whom thou hast given me, because they are thine:<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> I entreat for them: I make no request for the world; but for those thou hast given me; for they are thine. <a href="/mace/john/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a> "It is for them I pray: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me, because they are thine. <a href="/wey/john/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "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, <a href="/worrell/john/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom Thou hast given Me; because they are Thine.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for <Fr>those<FR> whom Thou hast given me, for they are thine.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/17-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6050" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/17.htm">Prayer for the Disciples</a> …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. 9<a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: erōtō (V-PIA-1S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">ask</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">on</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their behalf.</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: erōtō (V-PIA-1S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">I do not ask</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">on behalf of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmou (N-GMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">world,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">on behalf of</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hōn (RelPro-GMP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">those</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dedōkas (V-RIA-2S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">You have given</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me;</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">for</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">they are</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: soi (PPro-D2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">Yours.</a> 10All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/6-37.htm">John 6:37-39</a> 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. <a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14-16</a> 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. <a href="/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26-29</a> 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. ... <a href="/john/15-19.htm">John 15:19</a> 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. <a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Romans 8:33</a> Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a> For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11-12</a> 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. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a> 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. <a href="/1_john/5-19.htm">1 John 5:19</a> We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. <a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25-27</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/13-11.htm">Matthew 13:11</a> He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. <a href="/luke/10-21.htm">Luke 10:21-22</a> 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.” <a href="/acts/13-48.htm">Acts 13:48</a> When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed. <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28-30</a> 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. <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Romans 11:2</a> 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:</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which you have given me; for they are yours.pray for.<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16</a> And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;<a href="/john/16-26.htm">John 16:26,27</a> At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: … <a href="/luke/22-32.htm">Luke 22:32</a> But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/16-26.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/john/16-26.htm">Demand</a> <a href="/john/16-14.htm">Making</a> <a href="/john/16-26.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Praying</a> <a href="/john/16-11.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/john/16-26.htm">Request</a> <a href="/john/17-6.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/17-19.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/john/17-15.htm">Demand</a> <a href="/acts/2-13.htm">Making</a> <a href="/john/17-15.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Praying</a> <a href="/john/17-20.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/john/17-20.htm">Request</a> <a href="/john/17-11.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">John 17</div>1. <a href="/john/17-1.htm">Jesus prays to his Father.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I ask on their behalf. In this phrase, Jesus is interceding specifically for His disciples. This reflects His role as a mediator, a theme that is consistent throughout the New Testament (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). The context of this prayer is the Upper Room Discourse, where Jesus prepares His disciples for His impending departure. His intercession highlights His deep concern and love for them, as well as His understanding of the challenges they will face. This act of intercession is a precursor to His ongoing role as our High Priest, as described in <a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>, where He continually intercedes for believers.I do not ask on behalf of the world, Here, Jesus distinguishes between His disciples and the world. The "world" in Johannine literature often refers to the system of human society that is opposed to God (<a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-19</a>). This distinction underscores the special relationship between Jesus and His followers, who are called out of the world. It also reflects the biblical theme of election, where God chooses a people for Himself (<a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>). Jesus' focus on His disciples in this prayer highlights the importance of their mission and the need for divine protection and guidance.but on behalf of those You have given Me; This phrase emphasizes the divine sovereignty in the selection of the disciples. The concept of being "given" by the Father to the Son is a recurring theme in John's Gospel (<a href="/john/6-37.htm">John 6:37, 10</a>:29). It underscores the idea that the disciples' relationship with Jesus is part of God's redemptive plan. This divine initiative is a source of assurance for believers, as it indicates that their salvation and calling are secure in God's hands. The phrase also reflects the intimate relationship between the Father and the Son, as well as the unity of purpose in the work of salvation.for they are Yours. This final phrase affirms the ownership and care of God over the disciples. It reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, reminiscent of Old Testament language where God claims Israel as His own (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a>). This assurance of belonging provides comfort and security to believers, knowing they are under God's protection and care. It also highlights the unity and shared mission between the Father and the Son, as those who belong to Jesus also belong to the Father. This unity is a central theme in Jesus' prayer, as He desires that His followers experience the same oneness with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this prayer, Jesus is interceding for His disciples and those who belong to God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate recipients of Jesus' prayer, representing all believers who follow Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> The one to whom Jesus is praying, highlighting the intimate relationship between the Father and the Son. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a> Represents those who are not part of the community of believers, often seen as opposed to God's kingdom. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_upper_room.htm">The Upper Room</a> The setting of this prayer, part of Jesus' farewell discourse to His disciples before His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/intercessory_prayer.htm">Intercessory Prayer</a> Jesus models the importance of praying for others, especially those within the faith community. Believers are encouraged to intercede for one another, following Christ's example. <a href="/topical/b/belonging_to_god.htm">Belonging to God</a> The phrase "for they are Yours" emphasizes the believer's identity and security in belonging to God. This should bring comfort and assurance to Christians, knowing they are cherished by the Father. <a href="/topical/s/separation_from_the_world.htm">Separation from the World</a> Jesus' distinction between His followers and the world calls believers to live lives that reflect their unique identity in Christ, avoiding conformity to worldly values. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_jesus_as_mediator.htm">The Role of Jesus as Mediator</a> Understanding Jesus' role as an intercessor should deepen our appreciation for His ongoing work on our behalf and encourage us to rely on Him in prayer. <a href="/topical/u/unity_among_believers.htm">Unity Among Believers</a> Jesus' prayer for those given to Him underscores the importance of unity within the body of Christ, as all believers are part of God's family.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 17</a> <a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_purpose_on_earth.htm">What was Jesus' purpose on Earth?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_centrism_or_a_centrist.htm">How does one achieve spiritual purification according to scripture?</a> <a href="/q/does_jesus_intercede_on_our_behalf.htm">Does Jesus intercede on our behalf?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_jesus_share_glory_pre-universe.htm">In John 17:5, how can Jesus claim to share glory 'before the world existed' if science shows the universe had a singular origin billions of years ago?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) I pray for them: I pray not for the world.--Better, I am praying for them: I am not praying for the world. Both pronouns are emphatic. "I who have during my work on earth taught them;" "they who have received the truth" (<a href="/john/17-8.htm" title="For I have given to them the words which you gave me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from you, and they have believed that you did send me.">John 17:8</a>). "I who am about to leave the world;" "they who will remain in the world" (<a href="/john/17-11.htm" title="And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to you. Holy Father, keep through your own name those whom you have given me, that they may be one, as we are.">John 17:11</a>). The tense is the strict present, referring to the prayer which He is at this moment uttering, and not to His general practice, which the Authorised version may be taken to express. Against any limitation of the prayer of our Lord, see <a href="/john/17-21.htm" title="That they all may be one; as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that you have sent me.">John 17:21</a>, and His own prayer for His enemies, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" (<a href="/luke/23-34.htm" title="Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.">Luke 23:34</a>). Comp. also His command to His disciples to pray for "them which despitefully used them" (<a href="/matthew/5-44.htm" title="But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you, and persecute you;">Matthew 5:44</a>). The present prayer was like that which pious Rabbis were accustomed to offer for their pupils. (Comp. Sch?ttgen's Note here.) It is from its very nature applicable only to disciples. He is leaving them, and commends them to His Father's care.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 (<a href="/context/john/17-6.htm" title="I have manifested your name to the men which you gave me out of the world: your they were, and you gave them me; and they have kept your word.">John 17:6-8</a>). 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 (<a href="/john/17-10.htm" title="And all my are yours, and your are mine; and I am glorified in them.">John 17:10</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - I - very emphatic - am praying for them (for this use of ἐρωτῶ see note, <a href="/john/16-23.htm">John 16:23</a>). 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 (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>). He came as Jehovah's Lamb to take away its sin (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>), he bade his disciples (<a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a>) 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 <a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Luke 23:34</a> 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. <a href="/commentaries/john/17-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I Ἐγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. ask ἐρωτῶ (erōtō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. on περὶ (peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. on behalf of περὶ (peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. on behalf of περὶ (peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. You have given δέδωκάς (dedōkas) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. for ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. they are εἰσιν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. 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