John 17:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.”

John 17:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 17:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 17:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I pray for them. I don’t pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.”

John 17:9 — World English Bible

John 17:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine: ”

John 17:9 — American Standard Version

John 17:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`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,”

John 17:9 — Young's Literal Translation

John 17:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I demand concerning them; I do not demand concerning the world, but concerning those whom thou hast given me, for they are thine, ”

John 17:9 — Darby Translation

John 17:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I pray for them: I pray not for the worlde, but for them which thou hast giuen me: for they are thine.”

John 17:9 — Geneva Bible

John 17:9 in Context — John 17

7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.

8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

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.

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What Does John 17:9 Mean?

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