^17:6“I have revealed¹⁴ your name to the men¹⁵ you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you,¹⁶ and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed¹⁷ your word. ^17:7Now they understand¹⁸ that everything¹⁹ you have given me comes from you, ^17:8because I have given them the words you have given me. They²⁰ accepted²¹ them²² and really²³ understand²⁴ that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. ^17:9I am praying²⁵ on behalf of them. I am not praying²⁶ on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you.²⁷

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Footnotes

14 Or “made known,” “disclosed.”
15 Here “men” is retained as a translation for ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois) rather than the more generic “people” because in context it specifically refers to the eleven men Jesus had chosen as apostles (Judas had already departed, John 13:30). If one understands the referent here to be the broader group of Jesus’ followers that included both men and women, a translation like “to the people” should be used here instead.
16 Grk “Yours they were.”
17 Or “have kept.”
18 Or “they have come to know,” or “they have learned.”
19 Grk “all things.”
20 Grk And they.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.
21 Or “received.”
22 The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
23 Or “truly.”
24 Or have come to know.”
25 Grk “I am asking.”
26 Grk “I am not asking.”
27 Or “because they are yours.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“I have revealed your name to the people you gave me from the world. They were yours, you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you, because I have given them the words you gave me. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.

“I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they are yours.

NLTNew Living Translation

“I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.

“My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“I have revealed your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they understand that all the things that you have given me are from you, because the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they received them and know truly that I have come from you, and they have believed that you have sent me. I am asking on behalf of them. I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you have given me, because they are yours,

KJV 1900King James Version

I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 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. I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

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