God’s Word Translation
John 17:11
11I won’t be in the world much longer, but they are in the world, and I’m coming back to you. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me, so that their unity may be like ours.
John 17:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
Context of John 17:11
9“I pray for them. I’m not praying for the world but for those you gave me, because they are yours. 10Everything I have is yours, and everything you have is mine. I have been given glory by the people you have given me. I won’t be in the world much longer, but they are in the world, and I’m coming back to you. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me, so that their unity may be like ours. 12While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me. I watched over them, and none of them, except one person, became lost. So Scripture came true. 13“But now, ⌞Father,⌟ I’m coming back to you. I say these things while I’m still in the world so that they will have the same joy that I have.
Read all of John 17John 17:11 word by word
καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ εἰσίν, κἀγὼ πρὸς σὲ ἔρχομαι.¶ Πάτερ ἅγιε, τήρησον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ᾧ δέδωκάς μοι ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν καθὼς ἡμεῖς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- now I amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- noοὐou · noG3756
- moreἔτιeti · stillG2089
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
- theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
- Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- keepτηρέωtēreō · to keep: protectG5083
- nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- those whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- thou hast givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
Cross-references for John 17:11
- John 17:13“But now, ⌞Father,⌟ I’m coming back to you. I say these things while I’m still in the world so that they will have the same joy that I have.
- John 13:1Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.
- John 16:28I left the Father and came into the world. Again, ⌞as I’ve said,⌟ I’m going to leave the world and go back to the Father.”
- Acts 1:9After he had said this, he was taken to heaven. A cloud hid him so that they could no longer see him.
- Acts 3:21Heaven must receive Jesus until the time when everything will be restored as God promised through his holy prophets long ago.
- Hebrews 1:3His Son is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact likeness of God’s being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he now holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne.
- Hebrews 9:24Christ didn’t go into a holy place made by human hands. He didn’t go into a model of the real thing. Instead, he went into heaven to appear in God’s presence on our behalf.
- John 17:14I have given them your message. But the world has hated them because they don’t belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.
- John 15:18“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me before it hated you.
- John 16:33I’ve told you this so that my peace will be with you. In the world you’ll have trouble. But cheer up! I have overcome the world.”
- Matthew 10:16“I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as snakes but as innocent as doves.
- James 4:4You unfaithful people! Don’t you know that love for this ⌞evil⌟ world is hatred toward God? Whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.
- 1 John 3:12Don’t be like Cain. He was a child of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain murder his brother? Because the things Cain did were evil and the things his brother did had God’s approval.
- 1 John 5:19We know that we are from God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
- John 17:25Father, you have done what is right and the world didn’t know you. Yet, I knew you, and these ⌞disciples⌟ have known that you sent me.
- Matthew 5:48That is why you must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Commentaries on John 17:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I am no more in the world - I am just going to leave the world, and therefore they shall stand in need of peculiar assistance and support. They have need of all the influence of my intercession, that they may be preserved in thy truth. Keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me - Instead of ̔ , Those whom thou hast given me, ABCEHLMS, Mt. BHV, and nearly one hundred others, read ̔ͅ, which refers to the ͅ , thy name, immediately preceding…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11I am no more in the world - I have finished my work among men, and am about to leave the world. See John 17:4. These are in the world - They will be among wicked men and malignant foes. They will be subject to trials and persecutions. They will need the same protection which I could give them if I were with them. Keep - Preserve, defend, sustain them in trials, and save them from apostasy. Through thine own name - Our translators seem to have understood…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Christ does not pray that they might be rich and great in the world, but that they might be kept from sin, strengthened for their duty, and brought safe to heaven. The prosperity of the soul is the best prosperity. He pleaded with his holy Father, that he would keep them by his power and for his glory, that they might be united in affection and labours, even according to the union of the Father and the Son. He did not pray that his disciples…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The first concern Jesus had for his disciples was that they would remain united with each other in the same way he is one with the Father.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
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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
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