Verse
John 17:20 — Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe…
“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;”
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The verses around John 17:20.
18As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
Verse explanation
Jesus broadens the scope of this prayer: it is not only for the disciples present, but for everyone who would come to believe in the future through their testimony — including, in a sense, every future reader of the Gospel.
From the John 17 study in Bible in Stories.
John 17:20 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E não rogo sómente por estes, mas tambem por aquelles que pela sua palavra hão de crêr em mim
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E não suplico somente por estes, mas também por aqueles que crerão em mim, por sua palavra.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
No solo estoy orando por ellos, también oro por los que crean en mí por el mensaje de ellos.
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In other languages: Português (João 17:20) · Español (Juan 17:20)
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