John 17:5-15

5 Father! Give me glory in your presence now, the same glory I had with you before the world was made.
6 "I have made you known to those you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your word,
7 and now they know that everything you gave me comes from you.
8 I gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they know that it is true that I came from you, and they believe that you sent me.
9 "I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those you gave me, for they belong to you.
10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine; and my glory is shown through them.
11 And now I am coming to you; I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world. Holy Father! Keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one just as you and I are one.
12 While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me. I protected them, and not one of them was lost, except the man who was bound to be lost - so that the scripture might come true. 1
13 And now I am coming to you, and I say these things in the world so that they might have my joy in their hearts in all its fullness.
14 I gave them your message, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
15 I do not ask you to take them out of the world, but I do ask you to keep them safe from the Evil One.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 17.12Psalms 41.9; +22Esd 2.26; +1Jn 13.18.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me; [some manuscripts have] By the power of your name keep safe those you have given me.
  • [b]. I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me; [some manuscripts have] By the power of your name I kept safe those you have given me.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.