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Iἐγὼam askingἐρωτῶon behalf ofπερὶthem;αὐτῶνI am notοὐaskingἐρωτῶon behalf ofπερὶthe worldτοῦ κόσμουbutἀλλὰon behalf ofπερὶthose whomὧνyou have givenδέδωκάςme,μοιbecauseὅτιthey areεἰσινyours;σοί
John 17:9
Study it in the app“I am asking on behalf of them; I am not asking on behalf of the world but on behalf of those whom you have given me, because they are yours;”
With the Greek beneath
John 17:9, word by word
- am askingἐρωτῶerōtō
request
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “erōtō” appears- the worldκόσμουkosmou
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmou” appears- you have givenδέδωκάςdedōkas
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōkas” appears- they areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears
The context
8because the words that you gave me I have given them, and they received them and came to know truly that I came forth from you; and they believed that you sent me.
9 · This verse (above)
10and all that is mine is yours, and yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them.
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?