"I askon their behalf;I do not askon behalfof the world,but of those whomYou have givenMe; for they are Yours;
but I have prayedfor you, that your faithmay not fail;and you, when onceyou have turned again,strengthenyour brothers."
But Jesuswas saying,"Father,forgivethem; for they do not knowwhatthey are doing."And they castlots,dividingup His garmentsamongthemselves.
When the herdsmensawwhat had happened,they ran awayand reportedit in the cityand [out] in the country.
"I will askthe Father,and He will giveyou anotherHelper,that He may be with you forever;
evenas You gaveHim authorityover allflesh,that to allwhomYou have givenHim, He may giveeternallife.
"I do not askon behalfof thesealone,but for thosealsowho believein Me throughtheir word;
"I have manifestedYour nameto the menwhomYou gaveMe out of the world;they were Yoursand You gavethem to Me, and they have keptYour word.
"Allthat the FathergivesMe will cometo Me, and the one who comesto Me I will certainlynot castout.
"Thisis the willof Him who sentMe, that of allthat He has givenMe I losenothing,but raiseit up on the lastday.
ThereforeHe is ablealsoto saveforeverthosewho draw nearto GodthroughHim, since He alwayslivesto make intercessionfor them.
For Christdid not entera holy placemade with hands,a [mere] copyof the true one,but into heavenitself,nowto appearin the presenceof Godfor us;
We knowthat we are of God,and that the wholeworldliesin [the power of] the evil one.
And the greatdragonwas throwndown, the serpentof oldwho is calledthe deviland Satan,who deceivesthe wholeworld;he was throwndown to the earth,and his angelswere throwndown with him.
Allwho dwellon the earthwill worshiphim, [everyone] whosenamehas not been writtenfrom the foundationof the worldin the bookof lifeof the Lambwho has been slain.
And ifanyone'sname was not foundwrittenin the bookof life,he was throwninto the lakeof fire.
