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I do notοὐκaskἐρωτῶthatἵναyou takeἄρῃςthemαὐτοὺςout ofἐκthe world,τοῦ κόσμουbutἀλλ’thatἵναyou keepτηρήσῃςthemαὐτοὺςfromἐκthe evil one.τοῦ πονηροῦ
John 17:15
Study it in the app“I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.”
With the Greek beneath
John 17:15, word by word
- askἐρωτῶerōtō
request
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “erōtō” appears- you takeἄρῃςarēis
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “arēis” appears- the worldκόσμουkosmou
creation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmou” appears- you keepτηρήσῃςtērēsēis
guard
To protect, watch over, or set aside for later.
Where else “tērēsēis” appears- the evil oneπονηροῦponērou
the evil one
A name given to the devil, God's enemy.
Where else “ponērou” appears
Translation note
It can also be understood “from evil.”
The context
14I have given them your word, and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
15 · This verse (above)
16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
To study John 17 in a group
1. What it says
In his prayer, what does Jesus say eternal life is, and for whom does he pray? (vv. 3, 9, 20)
2. What it means
Jesus asks that all his own be one, as the Father and he are one (vv. 21-23). What does he say the world will know when that happens?
3. How I live it
Jesus prays for those who would believe through his disciples' word (v. 20). Whom could you pray for today with the same tenderness?