the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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John 17:20
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"I pray for these followers, but I am also praying for all those who will believe in me because of their teaching.
"I am not praying only on their behalf, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their testimony,
"I do not pray for these followers only. I pray for those who will put their trust in Me through the teaching they have heard.
"I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word,
Not however concerning these alone, do I make request, but, concerning them also who believe, through their word, on me:
And not for them only do I pray, but for them also who through their word shall believe in me.
"I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word,
I praye not for them alone: but for them also which shall beleve on me thorowe their preachynge
"I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will [fn] believe in Me through their word;
"I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.
"I pray not only for these followers but also for those who will believe in me because of their teaching.
And I do not pray concerning these only, but also concerning those who will believe in Me through their word;
Neuertheles I praye not for them onely, but also for those, which thorow their worde shal beleue on me,
neither pray I for these alone, but for those also who shall believe on me through their preaching.
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
"And I do not ask on behalf of these only, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word,
I am not making request for these alone, but also for the sake of those who believe in me through their word.
"I pray not only for them, but also for those who believe in me because of their message.
I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in Me through their message.
Neither for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,
"I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message,
"I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,
I praie not for these alone, but for them also which shall beleeue in mee, through their woorde,
Neither pray I for these alone; but for them also which shall beleeue on me through their word:
Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word;
I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
"I do not pray for these alone [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for [all] those who [will ever] believe and trust in Me through their message,
Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word;
My prayer is not for them only, but for all who will have faith in me through their word;
"I pray not only for these, but also for those who will trust in me because of their word,
And I do not demand for these only, but also for those who believe on me through their word;
Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word;
Nor for these do I pray only, but also for those who shall believe in me through their word;
And it is not for them only that I pray, but also for those who shall believe in me through their discourse;
"Nor is it for them alone that I make request. It is also for those who trust in me through their teaching;
And Y preye not oneli for hem, but also for hem that schulden bileue in to me bi the word of hem;
`And not in regard to these alone do I ask, but also in regard to those who shall be believing, through their word, in me;
[Neuerthelesse,] I pray not for them alone: but for the also, which shall beleue on me through their preachyng:
I'm praying not only for them But also for those who will believe in me Because of them and their witness about me. The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind— Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you, So they might be one heart and mind with us. Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me. The same glory you gave me, I gave them, So they'll be as unified and together as we are— I in them and you in me. Then they'll be mature in this oneness, And give the godless world evidence That you've sent me and loved them In the same way you've loved me.
"I am not asking on behalf of these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word,
Neither pray I for these alone; but for them also who shall believe on me through their word.
Neither for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also who will believe on me thro' their word:
"This prayer isn't just for them. I also pray for all of those who will ride for me because of my cowboy's work.
"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;
"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
pray: John 17:6-11, Ephesians 4:11
for them: Acts 2:41, Acts 4:4, Romans 15:18, Romans 15:19, Romans 16:26, 2 Timothy 1:2
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:59 - nigh 2 Chronicles 6:19 - to hearken Psalms 86:11 - unite Zechariah 6:15 - and ye Matthew 12:49 - his disciples John 14:16 - I will John 19:35 - that ye Acts 10:22 - and to Romans 8:34 - who also Galatians 3:28 - for Philippians 1:27 - in one 1 John 5:20 - and we
Cross-References
As the sign that you are keeping this promise, you must circumcise every man and boy in your family.
From now on, your family must circumcise every baby boy when he is eight days old. You must even circumcise any man or boy you have as a slave, both those born in your homes and those you buy from foreigners. This will be a sign that my promise to you will last forever.
Then he asked God, "Why not let Ishmael inherit what you have promised me?"
but the son of the slave woman is also your son, and I will make his descendants into a great nation."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Neither pray I for these alone,.... Meaning his immediate apostles and disciples, for whose preservation and sanctification he had been particularly praying in John 17:19; and now, that it might not be thought that these were his only favourites, and the only persons he had a regard for, and to whom his intercession and sacrifice were confined; he adds,
but for them also which shall believe in me through their word: Christ is the object of true faith; which faith is not a mere assent of the mind to any truth concerning Christ, as that he is the Son of God, the Messiah and Saviour of the world; but it is a spiritual sight of him, of the necessity, fitness, and suitableness of him as a Saviour, a going forth unto him, laying hold on him, and depending upon him for life and salvation; of which the preaching of the Gospel is the instrumental means: it is indeed a gift of God, and a fruit of electing grace, and which is secured by it; hence our Lord knew that there would be a number, in all successive generations, that would believe in him, through the ministry of the word; and for these persons, and their conversion, and the success of the Gospel, to the good of their souls, he prays.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Neither pray I for these alone ... - Not for the apostles only, but for all who shall be converted under the preaching of the gospel. They will all need similar grace and be exposed to similar trials. It is a matter of unspeakable joy that each Christian, however humble or unknown to men however poor, unlearned, or despised, can reflect that he was remembered in prayer by “him whom God heareth always.” We value the prayers of pious friends. How much more should we value this petition of the Son of God! To that single prayer we who are Christians owe infinitely more real benefits than the world can ever bestow; and in the midst of any trials we may remember that the Son of God prayed for us, and that the prayer was assuredly heard, and will be answered in reference to all who truly believe.
All may be one - May be united as brethren. Christians are all redeemed by the same blood, and are going to the same heaven. They have the same wants, the same enemies, the same joys. Though they are divided into different denominations, yet they will meet at last in the same homes of glory. Hence they should feel that they belong to the same family, and are children of the same God and Father. There are no ties so tender as those which bind us in the gospel. There is no friendship so pure and enduring as that which results from having the same attachment to the Lord Jesus. Hence, Christians, in the New Testament, are represented as being indissolubly united - parts of the same body, and members of the same family, Acts 4:32-35; 1 Corinthians 12:4-31; Ephesians 2:20-22; Romans 12:5. On the ground of this union they are exhorted to love one another, to bear one another’s burdens, and to study the things that make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another, Ephesians 4:3; Romans 12:5-16.
As thou, Father, art in me - See John 14:10. This does not affirm that the union between Christians should be in all respects like that between the Father and the Son, but only in the points in which they are capable of being compared. It is not the union of nature which is referred to, but the union of plan, of counsel, of purpose seeking the same objects, and manifesting attachment to the same things, and a desire to promote the same ends.
That they also may be one in us - To be in God and in Christ is to be united to God and Christ. The expression is common in the New Testament. The phrase used here denotes a union among all Christians founded on and resulting from a union to the same God and Saviour.
That the world may believe ... - That the world, so full of animosities and fightings, may see the power of Christian principle in overcoming the sources of contention and producing love, and may thus see that a religion that could produce this must be from heaven. See the notes at John 13:34. This was done. Such was the attachment of the early Christians to each other, that a pagan was constrained to say, “See how these Christians love one another!”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
III. Our Lord's prayer for his Church, and for all who would believe on his name, through the preaching of the apostles and their successors: John 17:20-26. John 17:1; John 17:1.
Verse John 17:20. Neither pray I for these alone — This prayer extends itself through all ages, and takes in every soul that believes in the Lord Jesus.
And what is it that Christ asks in behalf of his followers? The greatest of blessings: unity, peace, love, and eternal glory.
