John 17:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 17:9 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 8:34When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
- Luke 22:32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- 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.
- John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
- John 17:6I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
- John 17:20I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
- 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).