Daniel 1-3
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Choice Young Men
1 In the third year of the reign of (A)Jehoiakim king of Judah, (B)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 The (C)Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the (D)vessels of the house of God; and he brought them to the land of (E)Shinar, to the house of his [a]god, and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his [b](F)god.
3 Then the king [c]ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his [d]officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the [e]royal (G)family and of the nobles, 4 youths in whom was (H)no defect, who were good-looking, showing (I)intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability for [f]serving in the king’s [g]court; and he ordered him to teach them the [h]literature and (J)language of the (K)Chaldeans. 5 The king appointed for them a daily ration from the (L)king’s choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be [i]educated three years, at the end of which they were to [j](M)enter the king’s personal service. 6 Now among them from the sons of Judah were (N)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7 Then the commander of the officials assigned new names to them; and to Daniel he assigned the name (O)Belteshazzar, to Hananiah (P)Shadrach, to Mishael (Q)Meshach and to Azariah (R)Abed-nego.
Daniel’s Resolve
8 But Daniel [k]made up his mind that he would not (S)defile himself with the (T)king’s choice food or with the (U)wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself. 9 Now God granted Daniel [l](V)favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials, 10 and the commander of the officials said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking more haggard than the youths who are your own age? Then you would [m]make me forfeit my head to the king.” 11 But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let us be (W)given some vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance be [n]observed in your presence and the appearance of the youths who are eating the king’s choice food; and deal with your servants according to what you see.”
14 So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days their appearance seemed (X)better and [o]they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king’s choice food. 16 So the overseer continued to [p]withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept (Y)giving them vegetables.
17 As for these four youths, (Z)God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of [q]literature and wisdom; Daniel even understood all kinds of (AA)visions and dreams.
18 Then at the end of the days which the king had [r]specified [s]for presenting them, the commander of the officials [t]presented them before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and out of them all not one was found like (AB)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they [u](AC)entered the king’s personal service. 20 As for every matter of (AD)wisdom [v]and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them (AE)ten times (AF)better than all the [w](AG)magicians and conjurers who were in all his realm. 21 And Daniel [x]continued until the (AH)first year of Cyrus the king.
The King’s Forgotten Dream
2 Now in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar [y](AI)had dreams; and his spirit was troubled and his (AJ)sleep [z]left him. 2 Then the king [aa]gave orders to call in the [ab](AK)magicians, the conjurers, the sorcerers and the [ac]Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. 3 The king said to them, “I [ad](AL)had a dream and my spirit [ae]is anxious to [af]understand the dream.”
4 Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in [ag](AM)Aramaic: “(AN)O king, live forever! (AO)Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.” 5 The king replied to the Chaldeans, “[ah]The command from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be [ai](AP)torn limb from limb and your houses will be made a rubbish heap. 6 But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me (AQ)gifts and a reward and great honor; therefore declare to me the dream and its interpretation.” 7 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king (AR)tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare the interpretation.” 8 The king replied, “I know for certain that you are [aj]bargaining for time, inasmuch as you have seen that [ak]the command from me is firm, 9 that if you do not make the dream known to me, there is only (AS)one [al]decree for you. For you have agreed together to speak lying and corrupt [am]words before me until the [an]situation is changed; therefore tell me the dream, that I may (AT)know that you can declare to me its interpretation.” 10 The Chaldeans answered [ao]the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who could declare the matter [ap]for the king, inasmuch as no great king or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any [aq](AU)magician, conjurer or Chaldean. 11 Moreover, the thing which the king demands is [ar]difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it [as]to the king except (AV)gods, whose (AW)dwelling place is not with mortal flesh.”
12 Because of this the king became (AX)indignant and very furious and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the [at]decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they looked for (AY)Daniel and his friends to [au]kill them.
14 Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to (AZ)Arioch, the captain of the king’s [av]bodyguard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon; 15 he said to Arioch, the king’s commander, “For what reason is the [aw]decree from the king so [ax]urgent?” Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter. 16 So Daniel went in and requested of the king that he would [ay]give him time, in order that he might declare the interpretation to the king.
17 Then Daniel went to his house and informed his friends, (BA)Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, about the matter, 18 so that they might (BB)request compassion from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be (BC)destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
The Secret Is Revealed to Daniel
19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night (BD)vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven; 20 Daniel said,
“Let the name of God be (BE)blessed forever and ever,
For (BF)wisdom and power belong to Him.
21 “It is He who (BG)changes the times and the epochs;
He (BH)removes kings and [az]establishes kings;
He gives (BI)wisdom to wise men
And knowledge to [ba]men of understanding.
22 “It is He who (BJ)reveals the profound and hidden things;
(BK)He knows what is in the darkness,
And the (BL)light dwells with Him.
23 “To You, O (BM)God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise,
For You have given me (BN)wisdom and power;
Even now You have made known to me what we (BO)requested of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”
24 Therefore, Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and spoke to him as follows: “(BP)Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon! Take me [bb]into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”
25 Then Arioch hurriedly (BQ)brought Daniel [bc]into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the [bd](BR)exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!” 26 The king said to Daniel, whose name was (BS)Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream which I have seen and its interpretation?” 27 Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither (BT)wise men, conjurers, [be]magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king. 28 However, there is a (BU)God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the [bf](BV)latter days. This was your dream and the (BW)visions [bg]in your mind while on your bed. 29 As for you, O king, while on your bed your thoughts [bh]turned to what would take place [bi]in the future; and (BX)He who reveals mysteries has made known to you what will take place. 30 But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any (BY)wisdom [bj]residing in me more than in any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may [bk]understand the (BZ)thoughts of your [bl]mind.
The King’s Dream
31 “You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and [bm]of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was (CA)awesome. 32 The (CB)head of that statue was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34 You [bn]continued looking until a (CC)stone was cut out (CD)without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and (CE)crushed them. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed [bo]all at the same time and became (CF)like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that (CG)not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great (CH)mountain and filled the whole earth.
The Interpretation—Babylon the First Kingdom
36 “This was the dream; now we will tell (CI)its interpretation before the king. 37 You, O king, are the (CJ)king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the [bp]kingdom, the (CK)power, the strength and the glory; 38 and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the (CL)beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given them into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
Medo-Persia and Greece
39 After you there will arise another kingdom inferior to you, then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
Rome
40 Then there will be a (CM)fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces. 41 In that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with [bq]common clay. 42 As the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle. 43 And in that you saw the iron mixed with [br]common clay, they will combine with one another [bs]in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery.
The Divine Kingdom
44 In the days of those kings the (CN)God of heaven will (CO)set up a (CP)kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be [bt]left for another people; it will (CQ)crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever. 45 Inasmuch as you saw that a (CR)stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the (CS)great God has made known to the king what (CT)will take place [bu]in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
Daniel Promoted
46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and did (CU)homage to Daniel, and gave orders to present to him an offering and [bv](CV)fragrant incense. 47 The king answered Daniel and said, “Surely (CW)your God is a (CX)God of gods and a Lord of kings and a (CY)revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery.” 48 Then the king [bw](CZ)promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the whole (DA)province of Babylon and chief [bx]prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 And Daniel made request of the king, and he (DB)appointed (DC)Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel was at the king’s [by](DD)court.
The King’s Golden Image
3 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an (DE)image of gold, the height of which was sixty [bz]cubits and its width six [ca]cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the (DF)province of Babylon. 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent word to assemble the (DG)satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates and all the rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 3 Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates and all the rulers of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you [cb]the command is given, (DH)O peoples, nations and men of every [cc]language, 5 that at the moment you (DI)hear the sound of the horn, flute, [cd]lyre, [ce]trigon, [cf]psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. 6 But whoever does not fall down and worship shall [cg]immediately be (DJ)cast into the midst of a (DK)furnace of blazing fire.” 7 Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, [ch]lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of every [ci]language fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Worship of the Image Refused
8 For this reason at that time certain (DL)Chaldeans came forward and [cj](DM)brought charges against the Jews. 9 They responded and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king: “(DN)O king, live forever! 10 You, O king, have (DO)made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, [ck]lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe and all kinds of music, is to (DP)fall down and worship the golden image. 11 But whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire. 12 There are certain Jews whom you have (DQ)appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon, namely Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. These men, O king, have disregarded you; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in (DR)rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar responded and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, that you do not serve (DS)my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up? 15 Now if you are ready, (DT)at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, [cl]lyre, trigon, psaltery and bagpipe and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, very well. But if you do not worship, you will [cm]immediately be (DU)cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and (DV)what god is there who can deliver you out of my hands?”
16 (DW)Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter. 17 [cn]If it be so, our (DX)God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; [co]and (DY)He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. 18 (DZ)But even if He does not, (EA)let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
Daniel’s Friends Protected
19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with (EB)wrath, and his facial expression was altered toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. He answered [cp]by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. 20 He commanded certain valiant warriors who were in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego in order to cast them into the furnace of blazing fire. 21 Then these men were tied up in their [cq](EC)trousers, their [cr]coats, their caps and their other clothes, and were cast into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. 22 For this reason, because the king’s [cs]command was [ct](ED)urgent and the furnace had been made extremely hot, the flame of the fire slew those men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. 23 But these three men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, (EE)fell into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire still tied up.
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up in haste; he said to his high officials, “Was it not three men we cast bound into the midst of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Certainly, O king.” 25 He said, “Look! I see four men loosed and (EF)walking about in the midst of the fire [cu]without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the (EG)gods!” 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he responded and said, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the (EH)Most High God, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego (EI)came out of the midst of the fire. 27 The (EJ)satraps, the prefects, the governors and the king’s high officials gathered around and saw in regard to these men that the (EK)fire had no [cv]effect on [cw]the bodies of these men nor was the hair of their head singed, nor were their [cx](EL)trousers [cy]damaged, nor had the smell of fire even come upon them.
28 Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the (EM)God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has (EN)sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their (EO)trust in Him, [cz]violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as (EP)not to serve or worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I (EQ)make a decree that any people, nation or tongue that speaks anything offensive against the God of (ER)Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their (ES)houses reduced to a rubbish heap, inasmuch as there is (ET)no other god who is able to deliver in this way.” 30 Then the king (EU)caused Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego to prosper in the province of Babylon.
Footnotes
- Daniel 1:2 Or gods
- Daniel 1:2 Or gods
- Daniel 1:3 Or said to
- Daniel 1:3 Or eunuchs, and so throughout the ch
- Daniel 1:3 Lit seed of the
- Daniel 1:4 Lit standing
- Daniel 1:4 Lit palace
- Daniel 1:4 Or writing
- Daniel 1:5 Or reared
- Daniel 1:5 Lit stand before the king
- Daniel 1:8 Lit set upon his heart
- Daniel 1:9 Lit lovingkindness
- Daniel 1:10 Lit make my head guilty
- Daniel 1:13 Lit seen
- Daniel 1:15 Lit fat of flesh
- Daniel 1:16 Lit take away
- Daniel 1:17 Or writing
- Daniel 1:18 Lit said
- Daniel 1:18 Lit to bring them in
- Daniel 1:18 Lit brought in
- Daniel 1:19 Lit stood before the king
- Daniel 1:20 Lit of
- Daniel 1:20 Or soothsayer priests
- Daniel 1:21 Lit was until
- Daniel 2:1 Lit dreamed dreams
- Daniel 2:1 Lit was gone upon him
- Daniel 2:2 Lit said to call
- Daniel 2:2 Or soothsayer priests
- Daniel 2:2 Or master astrologers, and so throughout the ch
- Daniel 2:3 Lit dreamed
- Daniel 2:3 Lit was troubled
- Daniel 2:3 Lit know
- Daniel 2:4 The text is in Aramaic from here through 7:28
- Daniel 2:5 Another reading is The word has gone from me
- Daniel 2:5 Lit made into limbs
- Daniel 2:8 Lit buying
- Daniel 2:8 V 5, note 1
- Daniel 2:9 Or law
- Daniel 2:9 Lit word
- Daniel 2:9 Lit time
- Daniel 2:10 Lit before the
- Daniel 2:10 Lit of
- Daniel 2:10 Or soothsayer priest
- Daniel 2:11 Or rare
- Daniel 2:11 Lit before
- Daniel 2:13 Or law
- Daniel 2:13 Lit be killed
- Daniel 2:14 Or executioners
- Daniel 2:15 Or law
- Daniel 2:15 Or harsh
- Daniel 2:16 Or appoint a time for him
- Daniel 2:21 Or sets up
- Daniel 2:21 Lit knowers
- Daniel 2:24 Lit in before the king
- Daniel 2:25 Lit in before the king
- Daniel 2:25 Lit sons of the exile of
- Daniel 2:27 Or soothsayer priests
- Daniel 2:28 Lit end of the days
- Daniel 2:28 Lit of your head
- Daniel 2:29 Lit came up
- Daniel 2:29 Lit after this
- Daniel 2:30 Lit which is
- Daniel 2:30 Lit know
- Daniel 2:30 Lit heart
- Daniel 2:31 Lit its splendor was surpassing
- Daniel 2:34 Lit were
- Daniel 2:35 Lit like one
- Daniel 2:37 Or sovereignty
- Daniel 2:41 Lit clay of mud
- Daniel 2:43 Lit clay of mud
- Daniel 2:43 Or with
- Daniel 2:44 Or passed on to
- Daniel 2:45 Lit after this
- Daniel 2:46 Lit sweet odors
- Daniel 2:48 Lit made great
- Daniel 2:48 Lit of the prefects
- Daniel 2:49 Lit gate
- Daniel 3:1 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
- Daniel 3:1 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
- Daniel 3:4 Lit they command
- Daniel 3:4 Lit tongue
- Daniel 3:5 Or zither
- Daniel 3:5 I.e. triangular lyre
- Daniel 3:5 Or a type of harp
- Daniel 3:6 Or in the same hour
- Daniel 3:7 V 5, notes 1, 2, 3
- Daniel 3:7 Lit tongue
- Daniel 3:8 Lit ate the pieces of
- Daniel 3:10 V 5, notes 1, 2, 3
- Daniel 3:15 V 5, notes 1, 2, 3
- Daniel 3:15 Or in the same hour
- Daniel 3:17 Or If our God...is able
- Daniel 3:17 Or then
- Daniel 3:19 Lit and ordered to
- Daniel 3:21 Or leggings
- Daniel 3:21 Or cloaks
- Daniel 3:22 Lit word
- Daniel 3:22 Or harsh
- Daniel 3:25 Lit there is no injury in them
- Daniel 3:27 Lit power over
- Daniel 3:27 Lit their
- Daniel 3:27 Or cloaks
- Daniel 3:27 Lit changed
- Daniel 3:28 Lit and changed the king’s word
Psalm 88
New American Standard Bible 1995
A Petition to Be Saved from Death.
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A [a]Maskil of Heman [b]the Ezrahite.
88 O Lord, the (A)God of my salvation,
I have (B)cried out by day and in the night before You.
2 Let my prayer (C)come before You;
(D)Incline Your ear to my cry!
3 For my (E)soul has [c]had enough troubles,
And (F)my life has drawn near to [d]Sheol.
4 I am reckoned among those who (G)go down to the pit;
I have become like a man (H)without strength,
5 [e]Forsaken (I)among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And they are (J)cut off from Your hand.
6 You have put me in (K)the lowest pit,
In (L)dark places, in the (M)depths.
7 Your wrath (N)has rested upon me,
And You have afflicted me with (O)all Your waves. [f]Selah.
8 You have removed (P)my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an [g](Q)object of loathing to them;
I am (R)shut up and cannot go out.
9 My (S)eye has wasted away because of affliction;
I have (T)called upon You every day, O Lord;
I have (U)spread out my [h]hands to You.
10 Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Will (V)the [i]departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah.
11 Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in [j]Abaddon?
12 Will Your wonders be made known in the (W)darkness?
And Your [k]righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But I, O Lord, have cried out (X)to You for help,
And (Y)in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 O Lord, why (Z)do You reject my soul?
Why do You (AA)hide Your face from me?
15 I was afflicted and (AB)about to die from my youth on;
I suffer (AC)Your terrors; I am [l]overcome.
16 Your (AD)burning anger has passed over me;
Your terrors have [m](AE)destroyed me.
17 They have (AF)surrounded me (AG)like water all day long;
They have (AH)encompassed me altogether.
18 You have removed (AI)lover and friend far from me;
My acquaintances are in darkness.
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:1 Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 88:1 1 Kin 4:31; 1 Chr 2:6; Ps 89: title
- Psalm 88:3 Or been satisfied with
- Psalm 88:3 I.e. the nether world
- Psalm 88:5 Lit A freed one among the dead
- Psalm 88:7 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- Psalm 88:8 Lit abomination to them
- Psalm 88:9 Lit palms
- Psalm 88:10 Or ghosts, shades
- Psalm 88:11 I.e. place of destruction
- Psalm 88:12 I.e. faithfulness to His gracious promises
- Psalm 88:15 Or embarrassed
- Psalm 88:16 Or silenced
John 17
New American Standard Bible 1995
The High Priestly Prayer
17 Jesus spoke these things; and (A)lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; (B)glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, 2 even as (C)You gave Him authority over all flesh, that (D)to [a]all whom You have given Him, (E)He may give eternal life. 3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, (F)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom (G)You have sent. 4 (H)I glorified You on the earth, [b](I)having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 Now, Father, (J)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had (K)with You before the world was.
6 “(L)I have manifested Your name to the men whom (M)You gave Me out of the world; they were (N)Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have (O)kept Your word. 7 Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; 8 for (P)the words which You gave Me (Q)I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that (R)I came forth from You, and they believed that (S)You sent Me. 9 (T)I ask on their behalf; (U)I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom (V)You have given Me; for (W)they are Yours; 10 and (X)all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11 I am no longer in the world; and yet (Y)they themselves are in the world, and (Z)I come to You. (AA)Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name (AB)which You have given Me, that (AC)they may be one even as We are. 12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name (AD)which You have given Me; and I guarded them and (AE)not one of them perished but (AF)the [c]son of perdition, so that the (AG)Scripture would be fulfilled.
The Disciples in the World
13 But now (AH)I come to You; and (AI)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My (AJ)joy made full in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and (AK)the world has hated them, because (AL)they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them [d]from [e](AM)the evil one. 16 (AN)They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 (AO)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. 18 As (AP)You sent Me into the world, (AQ)I also have sent them into the world. 19 For their sakes I (AR)sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be (AS)sanctified (AT)in truth.
20 “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; (AU)even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, (AV)so that the world may [f]believe that (AW)You sent Me.
Their Future Glory
22 The (AX)glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 (AY)I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected [g]in unity, so that the world may [h]know that (AZ)You sent Me, and (BA)loved them, even as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that (BB)they also, whom You have given Me, (BC)be with Me where I am, so that they may see My (BD)glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before (BE)the foundation of the world.
25 “O (BF)righteous Father, [i]although (BG)the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that (BH)You sent Me; 26 and (BI)I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that (BJ)the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Footnotes
- John 17:2 Lit everything that You have given Him, to them He may
- John 17:4 Or by accomplishing
- John 17:12 Heb idiom for one destined to perish
- John 17:15 Or out of the power of
- John 17:15 Or evil
- John 17:21 Gr tense indicates continually believe
- John 17:23 Lit into one
- John 17:23 Gr tense indicates continually know
- John 17:25 Lit even the world
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