⁹ “I pray for them. ^(A)I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.

²⁴ For ^(A)Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are ^[a]copies of ^(B)the true, but into heaven itself, now ^(C)to appear in the presence of God for us;

^2 (A)as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He ^[a]should give eternal life to as many ^(B)as You have given Him.

Jesus Prays for All Believers

²⁰ “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who ^[a]will believe in Me through their word;

Jesus Prays for His Disciples

^6 (A)“I have ^[a]manifested Your name to the men ^(B)whom You have given Me out of the world. ^(C)They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

³² But ^(A)I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, ^(B)strengthen your brethren.”

¹⁹ We know that we are of God, and ^(A)the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

¹⁶ And I will pray the Father, and ^(A)He will give you another ^[a]Helper, that He may abide with you forever—

The Test of Knowing Christ

2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, ^(A)we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. ² And ^(B)He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but ^(C)also for the whole world.