John 17:9

John 17:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
• New International Version (NIV)I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.

Context of John 17:9

7Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. 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. 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. 10All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified. 11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

John 17:9 word by word

Ἐγὼ περὶ αὐτῶν ἐρωτῶ· οὐ περὶ τοῦ κόσμου ἐρωτῶ ἀλλὰ περὶ ὧν δέδωκάς μοι, ὅτι σοί εἰσιν·Read the interlinear

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• askἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• onπερίperi · aboutG4012
• their behalfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• I do not askοὐou · noG3756
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• thoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• You have givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• they areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Yoursσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for John 17:9

• John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
• John 16:26In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
• Luke 22:32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
• Luke 8:34When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
• Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
• 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
• 1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
• Revelation 13:8And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
• Revelation 20:15And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Commentaries on John 17:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I pray not for the world - I am not yet come to that part of my intercession: see John 17:20. I am now wholly employed for my disciples, that they may be properly qualified to preach my salvation to the ends of the earth. Jesus here imitates the high priest, the second part of whose prayer, on the day of expiation, was for the priests, the sons of Aaron: see on John 17:1; (note). These words may also be understood as applying to the rebellious Jews. God's…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I pray for them - In view of their dangers and trials, he sought the protection and blessing of God on them. His prayer was always answered. Not for the world - The term world here, as elsewhere, refers to wicked, rebellious, vicious men. The meaning of this expression here seems to be this: Jesus is praying for his disciples. As a reason why God should bless them, he says that they were not of the world; that they had been taken out of the world; that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 Christ prays for those that are his. Thou gavest them me, as sheep to the shepherd, to be kept; as a patient to the physician, to be cured; as children to a tutor, to be taught: thus he will deliver up his charge. It is a great satisfaction to us, in our reliance upon Christ, that he, all he is and has, and all he said and did, all he is doing and will do, are of God. Christ offered this prayer for his people alone as believers; not for the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-19Jesus prayed for his disciples, who must continue his work after his departure.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-149-14. I pray for them--not as individuals merely, but as representatives of all such in every succeeding age (see on Joh 17:20). not for the world--for they had been given Him "out of the world" (Joh 17:6), and had been already transformed into the very opposite of it. The things sought for them, indeed, are applicable only to such.Read the comment

Topics related to John 17:9

• Jesus Continued
• Prayer
• Predestination

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
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• Atonement
• Christ, Offices of
• Holy Spirit
• Intercession
• Intercession of Christ

Commentaries on John 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings