John 17:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.”

John 17:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 17:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 17:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. I have kept those whom you have given me. None of them is lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.”

John 17:12 — World English Bible

John 17:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. ”

John 17:12 — American Standard Version

John 17:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“when I was with them in the world, I was keeping them in Thy name; those whom Thou hast given to me I did guard, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of the destruction, that the Writing may be fulfilled.”

John 17:12 — Young's Literal Translation

John 17:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When I was with them I kept them in thy name; those thou hast given me I have guarded, and not one of them has perished, but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. ”

John 17:12 — Darby Translation

John 17:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“While I was with them in the worlde, I kept them in thy Name: those that thou gauest me, haue I kept, and none of them is lost, but the childe of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.”

John 17:12 — Geneva Bible

John 17:12 in Context — John 17

10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.

11 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.

12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

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What Does John 17:12 Mean?

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