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For the message you gave me, I gave them; And they took it, and were convinced That I came from you. They believed that you sent me.
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I pray for them. I'm not praying for the God-rejecting world But for those you gave me, For they are yours by right.
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Everything mine is yours, and yours mine, And my life is on display in them.
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For I'm no longer going to be visible in the world; They'll continue in the world While I return to you. Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life That you conferred as a gift through me, So they can be one heart and mind
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message)
