Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
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Gill's Exposition
That they all may be one,.... Among themselves. This may regard their unity in faith, and in the knowledge of Christ; for there is but one faith which all truly experienced souls agree in: they are…
Neither pray I for these alone ... - Not for the apostles only, but for all who shall be converted under the preaching of the gospel. They will all need similar grace and be exposed to similar trials.…
Adam Clarke
III. Our Lord's Prayer for His Church, and for All Who Would Believe on His Name, Through the Preaching of the Apostles and Their Successor. Joh 17:20-26. See on Joh 17:1 (note).
Neither pray I for…
Next to their purity he prays for their unity; for the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable; and amity is amiable indeed when it is like the ointment on Aaron's holy head, and the dew on…
Cambridge Bible
The Prayer for the whole Church
20. Neither pray I for these alone More accurately, But not concerning these only do I pray(see on Joh 14:16). The limitation stated in Joh 17:17 is at an end: through…
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