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John 17:15–16

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15I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest fkeep them from uthe evil. 16wThey are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

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John 17:15: I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.

Footnotes

  1. fJude 1 (Gk.).
  2. uSee Matt. 13:19. Comp. Gal. 1:4.
  3. wver. 14.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I am not praying that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

NLTNew Living Translation

I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to this world any more than I do.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.