John 17:11-15

"[Jesus continued his prayer:] "I have given [my disciples] your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do....."

"[Jesus continued his prayer:] "Now I am departing from the world; [my disciples] are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you....."

"Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect..."

"My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one."

"Dear Precious Follower, The verses you will read today come from a very emotional time on the night I was betrayed. These verses are My prayer for My..."

"[Jesus continued his prayer:] "Now I am coming to you. I told [my disciples] many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled....."

"It is a sweet and blessed event which will occur to all believers in God's own time-the going home to be with Jesus. In a few more years the Lord's..."

"[Jesus continued his prayer:] "During my time here, I protected [my disciples] by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one..."

Inspirational illustration of John 17:15 -- "My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one."

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