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John 17:15

In John 17 of John.

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

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οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐρωτῶerōtōto askἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to ask”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.This verse uses “ask”.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἄρῃςarēsthou shouldest takeαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou shouldest take”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.thou shouldest takeαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatτηρήσῃςtērēsēsthou shouldest keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou shouldest keep”, a single actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.thou shouldest keepαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πονηροῦponērouevilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “evil”, the of-formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.the evil

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I do not ask that Thou mayest take them out of the world, but that Thou mayest keep them out of the evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one .

Young’s Literal Translation

I do not ask that Thou mayest take them out of the world, but that Thou mayest keep them out of the evil.

World English Bible

I pray not that you would take them from the world , but that you would keep them from the evil one .

Darby Translation

I do not demand that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them out of evil.

Douay-Rheims

I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from evil.

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  • Psalms 121:7Psalms 121:7 · King James VersionThe LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.Psalms 121:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

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