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John 17:15–17

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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. 17xSanctify them ythrough thy truth: zthy word is atruth.

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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.
  4. xSo 1 Pet. 1:22.
  5. yver. 19. Comp. ch. 18:37.
  6. zSee ch. 15:3.
  7. a2 Sam. 7:28. So Ps. 119:142, 151. ch. 8:40. & 18:37.

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. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

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. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

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. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

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. Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

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. Sanctify them in the truth—your word is truth.