15 I am not praying
that You take them out of the world
but that You protect them from the evil one.(A)
16 They are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.(B)
17 Sanctify[a](C) them by the truth;(D)
Your word is truth.

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  1. John 17:17 Set apart for special use

15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.(A) 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.(B) 17 Sanctify them by[a] the truth; your word is truth.(C)

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  1. John 17:17 Or them to live in accordance with