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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Verse 15 is found in chapter 17 of John. Jesus prays for his disciples and entrusts them to the Father. He asks that they be kept from evil and sanctified in truth because their mission will continue in the world after his departure.
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Ich bitte nicht, daß du sie von der Welt nehmest, sondern daß du sie bewahrst vor dem Übel.
No ruego que los quites del mundo, sino que los guardes del mal.
Je ne te prie pas de les ôter du monde, mais de les préserver du mal.
Io non chiedo che tu li tolga dal mondo, ma che tu li guardi dal maligno.
Não peço que os tires do mundo, mas que os livres do mal.
我不求你把他們從世上接走,只求你保全他們,使他們脫離那惡者。
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