John 17:9
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.”
ἐγώ
I, me, myself. Egō. Jesus claimed it absolutely: "I AM." Every human "I" exists only because the great I AM first spoke. Your identity is derivative, not ultimate.
περί
concerning
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περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
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ἐρωτάω
am praying;
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ἐρωτάω
Ask, request, inquire. Erōtáō. Jesus himself used this word when he prayed to the Father on our behalf. Asking is not weakness; it is the posture of those who know where power lives. Bring your questions and your needs to God.
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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ὅς
those whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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δίδωμι
You have given
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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μέ
Me,
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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εἰμί
they are;
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εἰμί
To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.
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