15 I (A)do not ask that you (B)take them out of the world, but that you (C)keep them from (D)the evil one.[a] 16 (E)They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 (F)Sanctify them[b] in the truth; (G)your word is truth. 18 (H)As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And (I)for their sake (J)I consecrate myself,[c] that they also (K)may be sanctified[d] in truth.

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  1. John 17:15 Or from evil
  2. John 17:17 Greek Set them apart (for holy service to God)
  3. John 17:19 Or I sanctify myself; or I set myself apart (for holy service to God)
  4. John 17:19 Greek may be set apart (for holy service to God)

15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.(A) 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.(B) 17 Sanctify them by[a] the truth; your word is truth.(C) 18 As you sent me into the world,(D) I have sent them into the world.(E) 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.(F)

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  1. John 17:17 Or them to live in accordance with