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I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are.
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A Divine Hand-off
As Jesus prepared to leave the world, he didn't abandon his followers. Commentators explain that this prayer is a formal 'hand-off,' where Jesus, their earthly protector, entrusts his disciples to the ultimate care of the 'Holy Father.' This provides immense comfort, showing that believers are never left unguarded; when Christ's physical presence left, the Father's direct protection was secured for them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I am no more in the world. I have finished my work among men and am about to leave the world. See John 17:4.
These are in the w…
And these (κα ουτο or αυτο, they). Note adversative use of κα (= but these).
I come (ερεομα). Futuristic p…
19th Century
Anglican
And now I am no more in the world. The immediate future is still regarded as present. These words have a special referenc…
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Baptist
For they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in…
Jesus asks for the continuation of the Father’s protection of the disciples in the period of danger that lay ahead of them. The title “Holy Father”…
16th Century
Protestant
And I am no longer in the world. He assigns another reason why he prays so earnestly for the disciples: namely, because they will very soo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And now I am no more in the world In the earth; which is no contradiction to his resurrection from the dead, and sta…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, our Lord prayed for Himself; here He prays for the company of His apostles.
First, He states His reasons for praying. Secon…