I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.John 17:9
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Ἐγὼ περὶ αὐτῶν ἐρωτῶ· οὐ περὶ τοῦ κόσμου ἐρωτῶ ἀλλὰ περὶ ὧν δέδωκάς μοι, ὅτι σοί εἰσιν·
- ἘγὼEgō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- περὶperi“concerning”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- αὐτῶνautōn“them”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐρωτῶ·erōtō“am praying;”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἐρωτάω · “to ask” · Strong's G2065
- οὐou“Not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- περὶperi“concerning”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κόσμουkosmou“world”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
- ἐρωτῶerōtō“do I pray”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἐρωτάω · “to ask” · Strong's G2065
- ἀλλὰalla“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- περὶperi“concerning”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- ὧνhōn“those whom”Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- δέδωκάςdedōkas“You have given”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- μοι,moi“Me,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- σοίsoi“Yours”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- εἰσιν·eisin“they are;”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)