John:17:9-10

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rwp @John:17:9 @{I pray } (\eg “ er “t “\). Request , not question , as in strkjv @16:23 |. {Not for the world } (\ou peri tou kosmou \). Now at this point in the prayer Christ means . In verse 19 | Jesus does pray for the world (for future believers ) that it may believe (verse 21 |). God loves the whole world (3:16 |). Christ died for sinners (Romans:5:8 |) and prayed for sinners (Luke:23:34 |) and intercedes for sinners (1John:2:1f .; strkjv @Romans:8:34 ; strkjv @Hebrews:7:25 |). {For those whom } (\peri h “n \). A condensed and common Greek idiom for \peri tout “n hous \ with \tout “n \ (the demonstrative antecedent ) omitted and the relative \hous \ attracted from the accusative \hous \ (object of \ded “kas \) to the case (genitive ) of the omitted antecedent . rwp @John:17:10 @{Are } (\estin \). Singular number in the Greek (is ), not the plural \eisin \ (are ), emphasizing the unity of the whole as in strkjv @16:15 |. "This no creature can say in reference to God " (Luther ). {I am glorified in them } (\dedoxasmai en autois \). "I stand glorified (perfect passive indicative of \doxaz “\) in the disciples " (\en autois \), in spite of all their shortcomings and failings . There is comfort for us in this .

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