# John 17.13

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">I have given them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.</span> (John 17:11-15, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. Those whom you have given me I have kept. None of them is lost, except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.</span> (John 17:11-15, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.</span> (John 17:11-15, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">and no more am I in the world, and these are in the world, and I come unto Thee. Holy Father, keep them in Thy name, whom Thou hast given to me, that they may be one as we;</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">when I was with them in the world, I was keeping them in Thy name; those whom Thou hast given to me I did guard, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of the destruction, that the Writing may be fulfilled.</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">'And now unto Thee I come, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves;</span>**
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> 14. <span class="rl-speech">I have given to them Thy word, and the world did hate them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world;</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">I do not ask that Thou mayest take them out of the world, but that Thou mayest keep them out of the evil.</span> (John 17:11-15, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G2889 - kosmos](/codex/g2889-kosmos/), *kosmos* (Strong's G2889). Also appears in: [Mark 14](/codex/mark-14/), [John 1.1-14](/codex/john-1-1-14/), [John 1.10](/codex/john-1-10/).
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros* (Strong's G4314). Also appears in: [Matthew 3.13](/codex/matthew-3-13/), [Matthew 5.28](/codex/matthew-5-28/), [Matthew 11.28](/codex/matthew-11-28/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 17](/codex/john-17/)

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