8. I told them the words you gave me, and they accepted them. They realized the fact that I came from you and believed that you sent me.
9. I pray for them now. I am not praying for the people in the world. But I am praying for these people you gave me, because they are yours.
10. All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And my glory is seen in them.
11. “Now I am coming to you. I will not stay in the world, but these followers of mine are still in the world. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name—the name you gave me. Then they will be one, just as you and I are one.
12. While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name—the name you gave me. I protected them. And only one of them was lost—the one who was sure to be lost. This was to show the truth of what the Scriptures said would happen.
13. “I am coming to you now. But I pray these things while I am still in the world. I say all this so that these followers can have the true happiness that I have. I want them to be completely happy.
14. I have given them your teaching. And the world has hated them, because they don’t belong to the world, just as I don’t belong to the world.
15. “I am not asking you to take them out of the world. But I am asking that you keep them safe from the Evil One.
16. They don’t belong to the world, just as I don’t belong to the world.
17. Make them ready for your service through your truth. Your teaching is truth.
18. I have sent them into the world, just as you sent me into the world.
19. I am making myself completely ready to serve you. I do this for them, so that they also might be fully qualified for your service.
20. “I pray not only for these followers but also for those who will believe in me because of their teaching.