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San Juan 17:15
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No te ruego que los saques del mundo, sino que los guardes del maligno.
No ruego que los quites del mundo, sino que los guardes del mal.
No ruego que los quites del mundo, sino que los guardes del mal.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
take: Psalms 30:9, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Isaiah 38:18, Isaiah 38:19, Isaiah 57:1, Luke 8:38, Luke 8:39, Philippians 1:20-26
keep: Genesis 48:16, 1 Chronicles 4:10, Psalms 121:7, Matthew 6:13, Luke 11:4, Galatians 1:4, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 John 5:18
Reciprocal: Luke 22:32 - I have John 14:16 - I will John 17:11 - keep 1 Corinthians 5:10 - of this 2 Corinthians 13:7 - I pray 2 Timothy 1:12 - keep 2 Timothy 4:18 - deliver Titus 2:12 - this James 1:27 - to keep 1 Peter 1:5 - kept 1 Peter 3:11 - eschew
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I pray not that thou shouldest take theft of the world,.... Either in an unusual manner, by a translation, as Enoch and Elijah were; or by death in its common form, before their time, and purely to be rid of afflictions: this he prayed not for; for he had much work for them to do, by preaching the Gospel, for the conversion of sinners and comfort of saints; and it was for his interest they should live longer; and it would make most for his glory, and be best for his chosen people and churches:
but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil; either of sin, which is an evil and bitter thing, being committed against a good God, and a righteous law, and brings ruin and destruction upon men; from this the apostles were kept, and all the saints are; not from indwelling sin, nor from the commission of sin, but from the dominion of it, and from falling into it and by it, so as to perish eternally: or from the evil of the world; not from afflictions in it; nor from the reproach and persecution of it; but from its wickedness and lusts, and from the evil men of it: or from Satan the evil one, who is eminently, originally, and immutably so; not from being tempted by him, but from sinking under his temptations, and from being devoured by him. Christ's praying for this, after this manner, shows that evil is very abhorrent, pernicious and powerful; the danger saints are in by it; their incapacity to keep themselves from it; and that the Lord alone is the keeper of his people; but does not suggest that Christ has dropped the charge of them, or is unequal to it; but by so doing he expresses his great love to them, how dear they are to him, and what care he takes of them, and what concern he has for them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That thou shouldest take them out of the world - Though they were going into trials and persecutions, yet Jesus did not pray that they might be removed soon from them. It was better that they should endure them, and thus spread abroad the knowledge of his name. It would be easy for God to remove his people at once to heaven, but it is better for them to remain, and show the power of religion in supporting the soul in the midst of trial, and to spread his gospel among men.
Shouldest keep them from the evil - This may mean either from the evil one that is, the devil, or from evil in general that is, from apostasy, from sinking in temptation. Preserve them from that evil, or give them such grace that they may endure all trials and be sustained amid them. See the notes at Matthew 6:13. It matters little how long we are in this world if we are kept in this manner.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 17:15. That thou shouldest take them out of the world — They must not yet leave the land of Judea: they had not as yet borne their testimony there, concerning Christ crucified and risen again from the dead. To take them away before this work was finished would not answer the gracious design of God. -
1. Christ does not desire that his faithful apostles should soon die, and be taken to God. No: but that they may live long, labour long, and bring forth much fruit.
2. He does not intimate that they should seclude themselves from the world by going to the desert, or to the cloisters; but that they should continue in and among the world, that they may have the opportunity of recommending the salvation of God.
3. Christ only prays that while they are in the world, employed in the work of the ministry, they may be preserved from the influence, του πονηρου, of the evil one, the devil, who had lately entered into Judas, John 13:27, and who would endeavour to enter into them, ruin their souls, and destroy their work. A devil without can do no harm; but a devil within ruins all.
