John 17:9 meaning and explanation
I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
John 17:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus prays at the close of the Last Supper, with the cross only hours away. Having washed his disciples' feet and spoken of his departure, he lifts his eyes to heaven and prays first for himself, then here for the men the Father has given him.
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