Passage
John 17.15
Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
13. But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves. 14. 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.
15. I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.
- They are not of the world even as I am not of the world. 17. Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth. (John 17:13-17, ASV)
WEB
13. But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves. 14. 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.
15. I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.
- They are not of the world even as I am not of the world. 17. Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth. (John 17:13-17, WEB)
KJV
13. And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14. 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.
15. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
- They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. (John 17:13-17, KJV)
YLT
13. 'And now unto Thee I come, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves; 14. 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;
15. I do not ask that Thou mayest take them out of the world, but that Thou mayest keep them out of the evil.
- 'Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not; 17. sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth; (John 17:13-17, YLT)
See this page's graph and discover linked topics
Setting
- Speaker: TBD
- Audience: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Time period: TBD
Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.
- G2889 - kosmos, kosmos, Strong's G2889
Quoted in
Concepts:
Lexicon:
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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- 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 for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.