It is used here, probably, in the sense of giving as apostles. The word "gavest" is evidently used by the Saviour to denote not only to give to him to be his real followers, but also as apostles. In thy name - In the knowledge and worship of thee. I kept them - By my example, instructions, and miracles. Jesus had now finished his work among the men of the world, and was performing his last offices with his disciples. Note on John 13:18, and Acts 1:20.īarnes' Notes on the BibleWhile I was with them in the world - While I was engaged with them among other men - surrounded by the people and the temptations of the world. That the scripture might be fulfilled.-Comp. Note on John 10:16), the reader who can consult Luther’s German will find that he exactly hits the sense: “Und ist keiner von ihnen verloren ohne das verlorne Kind.” In the present passage it is difficult to express the meaning in English, because we have no verb of the same root as the abstract substantive “perdition,” and no abstract substantive of the same root as the verb “perish.” No exact translation can therefore give in English the point of our Lord’s words, “And none of them perished except him whose nature it was to perish.” Here, as often (comp. Notes there.) It is used, in the Gospel of Nicodemus, of the devil. It occurs once again in 2Thessalonians 2:3, of the “man of sin.” (Comp. A disobedient child is, e.g., “a son of disobedience ” other common instances are “children of light,” “children of darkness.” A “son of perdition” is one in whose nature there is the quality expressed by “perdition.” The phrase is used in Isaiah 57:4 to express the apostacy of the Israelites (in English version, “children of transgression”). The term, “son of perdition,” is a well-known Hebrew idiom, by which the lack of qualitative adjectives is supplied by the use of the abstract substantives, which express that quality. especially Notes on John 6:37-39 John 6:71. The sheep wandered from the flock, and was lost by his own act. The tense is the same as that of the word “guarded.” The Good Shepherd watched His flock, and such was His care that none perished but the “son of perdition.” Of him the words carefully state that “he perished.” He, then, was included in “them which Thou gavest Me.” For him there was the same preservation and the same guardianship as for those who remained in the fold. John 10:28-30.)Īnd none of them is lost, but the son of perdition.-Better, None of them perished, except the son of perdition. The former may be compared to the feeding of the flock, the latter to the care which protects from the wild beasts around. I am now praying that Thou wouldest keep them.” The words “kept” and “guarded” differ slightly in meaning, the former pointing to the preservation in the truth revealed to them, and the latter to the watchfulness by means of which this result was obtained. ![]() previous verse), I kept them in Thy name which Thou gavest Me, and guarded them. ![]() ![]() I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept.-Better (comp. ![]() His relation to them now is as that of a parent blessing and praying for His children before He is taken away from them. During His presence with them there was not this special need for commending them to the Father’s care. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) While I was with them in the world.-Comp.
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