Not of the world (ουκ εκ του κοσμου). They are "in the world" (εν τω κοσμω, verse 13) still and Christ sends them "into the world"…

I have given them etc. See John 17:18.

The world hath hated them. John 15:18–21.

I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them.—The terms "I" and "the world" are opposed to each other. The w…

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of pe…

St. John Chrysostom: Again, our Lord gives a reason why the disciples are worthy of obtaining such favor from the Father: …

The very fact that the disciples received the message of God from Jesus differentiates them from the world at large. They have a different nature a…

I have given them Your word. He employs a different argument in pleading with the Father on behalf of the disciples. This is because they …

I have given them your word
The Gospel, and a commission and abilities to preach it, and which is a reason of what f…

Christ does not pray that they might be rich and great in the world, but that they might be kept from sin, strengthened for their duty, and brought…

1. After Christ stated his reasons for praying for the apostles, he makes his petitions here. He asks for two things:

   1. He asks f…