rwp - John:17:9-10

rwp@John:17:9 @{I pray} (\eg ert\). 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 hn\). A condensed and common Greek idiom for \peri toutn hous\ with \toutn\ (the demonstrative antecedent) omitted and the relative \hous\ attracted from the accusative \hous\ (object of \dedkas\) 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.