John 17:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My prayer is not that you will take them out of the world, but that you will keep them from the Evil One.

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  • Ps 121:7 : 7 The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.
  • 1 Chr 4:10 : 10 And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.
  • Luke 11:4 : 4 May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.
  • Gal 1:4 : 4 Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father:
  • Phil 1:20-26 : 20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death. 21 For to me life is Christ and death is profit. 22 But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make. 23 I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better: 24 Still, to go on in the flesh is more necessary because of you. 25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith; 26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.
  • 2 Thess 3:3 : 3 But the Lord is true, who will give you strength and keep you safe from evil.
  • Matt 6:13 : 13 And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.
  • 1 John 5:18 : 18 We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.
  • 2 Tim 4:8 : 8 From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
  • Ps 30:9 : 9 What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?
  • Isa 38:18-19 : 18 For the underworld is not able to give you praise, death gives you no honour: for those who go down into the underworld there is no hope in your mercy. 19 The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.
  • Matt 5:37 : 37 But let your words be simply, Yes or No: and whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.
  • Isa 57:1 : 1 The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
  • Luke 8:38-39 : 38 But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying, 39 Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 17:16-25
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    16 They are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

    17 Make them holy by the true word: your word is the true word.

    18 Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

    19 And for them I make myself holy, so that they may be made truly holy.

    20 My prayer is not for them only, but for all who will have faith in me through their word;

    21 May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me.

    22 And the glory which you have given to me I have given to them, so that they may be one even as we are one;

    23 I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you.

    24 Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

    25 Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;

  • John 17:5-14
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    5 And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.

    6 I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.

    7 Now it is clear to them that whatever you have given to me comes from you:

    8 Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.

    9 My prayer is for them: my prayer is not for the world, but for those whom you have given to me, because they are yours

    10 (All mine are yours, and yours are mine) and I have glory in them.

    11 And now I will be no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I come to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given to me, so that they may be one even as we are one.

    12 While I was with them I kept them safe in your name which you have given to me: I took care of them and not one of them has come to destruction, but only the son of destruction, so that the Writings might come true.

    13 And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them.

    14 I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  • John 15:17-20
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    17 So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.

    18 If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.

    19 If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

    20 Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.

  • John 14:30-31
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    30 After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;

    31 But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

  • John 16:1
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    1 I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15 Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • John 14:27
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    27 May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.

  • John 16:26
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    26 In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you,

  • Ps 17:9
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    9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.

  • Ps 140:1
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man:

  • John 18:36
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    36 Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.

  • Matt 6:13
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    13 And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.

  • John 12:31
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    31 Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out.

  • John 16:33
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    33 I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

  • Ps 121:7
    68%

    7 The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.

  • John 10:28-29
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    28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

    29 That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.

  • John 17:1-2
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    68%

    1 Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you:

    2 Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.

  • 1 John 4:5
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    5 They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.

  • Rev 3:10
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    10 Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.

  • Ps 140:4
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    4 O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

  • Jer 17:17
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    17 Be not a cause of fear to me: you are my safe place in the day of evil.

  • Luke 22:40
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    40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.

  • John 7:7
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    7 It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.

  • John 18:9
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    9 (He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)

  • John 8:23
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    23 And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

  • John 16:11
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    11 Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.