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John 17:20

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18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

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BSB
I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
KJV
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
WEB
“Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who will believe in me through their word,
ASV
Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word;
DARBY
And I do not demand for these only, but also for those who believe on me through their word;
BLB
But I do not ask for these only, but also for those believing in Me through their word,
ÅB
Men jeg ber ikke for disse alene, men også for dem som ved deres ord kommer til å tro på meg,
OTB
«Jeg ber ikke bare for disse, men også for dem som vil tro på meg gjennom deres ord,
B1930
Men jeg beder ikke for disse alene, men også for dem som ved deres ord kommer til å tro på mig,

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  • John 17:6–11

    I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

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  • Acts 2:41

    Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

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  • Acts 4:4

    Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

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  • Romans 15:18–19

    For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

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  • Ephesians 4:11

    And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

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  • Romans 16:26

    But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

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  • 2 Timothy 1:2

    To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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