John 17:13-19

13“Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy.

14I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

15I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.

16They do not belong to this world any more than I do.

17Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

18Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.

19And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.