John 17:20

Jesus Prays for All Believers

20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,

John 17:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
ESV
20 "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,
NLT
20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.
MSG
20 I'm praying not only for them But also for those who will believe in me Because of them and their witness about me.
CSB
20 I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in Me through their message.

John 17:20 In-Context

18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.
19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,
21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—
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