John 18:9

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”

American Standard Version (1901)

that the word might be fulfilled which he spake, Of those whom thou hast given me I lost not one.

Bible in Basic English

(He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)

Free Bible Version

These words fulfilled what he had previously said: “I have not lost any of those you gave me.”

Geneva Bible 1599

This was that the worde might be fulfilled which hee spake, Of them which thou gauest me, haue I lost none.

King James (Authorized) Version

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

One Unity Resource Bible

that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”

Plain English Version

So the soldiers didn’t grab any of Jesus’s followers. You know, before that time, Jesus said to God, “I didn’t lose any of the people that you gave me.” And it happened just like Jesus said.

Translation for Translators

This happened in order that when they did what he asked them to do, the words would be fulfilled that he had prayed, “I will never lose any of those whom God has brought to me.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

This was in order to fulfill the word that he said: “Of those whom you have given me, I lost no one.”

Noah Webster Bible

That the saying might be fulfilled which he spoke, Of them whom thou gavest to me, I have lost none.

World English Bible

that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”

Young's Literal Translation

that the word might be fulfilled that he said — 'Those whom Thou hast given to me, I did not lose of them even one.'

Context

The Betrayal of Jesus

⁸“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.” ⁹This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”

Sermons

The Appearing of Resurrection and the Giving of Power

Newman Sze

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Summary

In this verse, Jesus demonstrates His divine authority and protection over His disciples when He commands the soldiers who came to arrest Him to let His followers go. This act reveals Jesus' selflessness and care for His disciples, even in the face of imminent betrayal and arrest. It also fulfills His earlier prayer for their protection in John 17:12, showcasing His unwavering commitment to those who believe in Him. Jesus' actions here exemplify His sacrificial love and willingness to lay down His life for His friends, setting the stage for the ultimate display of His love on the cross.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

That the saying might be fulfilled which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none--The reference is to such sayings as Joh 6:39; Joh 17:12; showing how conscious the Evangelist was, that in reporting his Lord's former sayings, he was giving them not in substance merely, but in form also. Observe, also, how the preservation of the disciples on this occasion is viewed as part that deeper preservation undoubtedly intended in the saying quoted.

John Gill Bible Commentary

That the saying might be fulfilled which he spake,.... Joh 17:12; of them which thou gavest me have I lost none; which though it has a peculiar respect to the apostles, is true of all the elect of God; who are given to Christ, and shall none of them be lost, neither their souls nor bodies; for Christ's charge of them reaches to both: both were given to him, both are redeemed by him, and both shall be saved in him with an everlasting salvation: he saves their souls from an eternal death, and will raise their bodies from a corporeal one; wherefore that his care of his disciples, with respect to their bodies as well as souls, with respect to their temporal lives as well as eternal happiness, might be seen; he made this agreement with the Jews that came to take him, or rather laid this injunction on them, to dismiss them; and which it is very remarkable they did; they laid hands on none of them, even though Peter drew his sword and struck off the ear of one of them: and which is a very considerable instance of the power which Christ had over the spirits of these men, to restrain them; and so a proof of his proper deity, as well as of the care of Christ for the preservation of his apostles, whilst he was here on earth; for to that time only the words cited have a respect; in which Christ speaks of his keeping them whilst he was with them, and uses this as an argument with his Father to keep them, now he was removing from them: wherefore their losing their lives afterwards for his sake, as they all did excepting the Apostle John, is no contradiction to this expression of his; and besides, they were preserved by the power of God so long, until they had done the work which was appointed them to do, and for which they were given him, and chosen by him to be his apostles, and for which they were better furnished after his resurrection and ascension; for had they been, apprehended by the Jews at this time, in all probability, according to an human view of things, such was their weakness, they would have fallen most foully and shamefully, as the instance of Peter, the strongest of them, shows; and therefore to prevent such a temptation and to preserve them, our Lord took this method to deliver them out of the hands of the Jews; the saving clause, "but the son of perdition", is here left out, because Judas, who is designed by that character, was now openly declared to be what he was; he was no longer among the disciples; he was separated from them, and had betrayed his master, and was not of the number of those Christ insisted upon might be let go.

John 18:9

The Betrayal of Jesus

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”

American Standard Version (1901)

that the word might be fulfilled which he spake, Of those whom thou hast given me I lost not one.

Bible in Basic English

(He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)

Free Bible Version

These words fulfilled what he had previously said: “I have not lost any of those you gave me.”

Geneva Bible 1599

This was that the worde might be fulfilled which hee spake, Of them which thou gauest me, haue I lost none.

King James (Authorized) Version

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

One Unity Resource Bible

that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”

Plain English Version

Translation for Translators

This happened in order that when they did what he asked them to do, the words would be fulfilled that he had prayed, “I will never lose any of those whom God has brought to me.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

This was in order to fulfill the word that he said: “Of those whom you have given me, I lost no one.”

Noah Webster Bible

That the saying might be fulfilled which he spoke, Of them whom thou gavest to me, I have lost none.

World English Bible

that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”

Young's Literal Translation

that the word might be fulfilled that he said — 'Those whom Thou hast given to me, I did not lose of them even one.'

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

John 18:9

Verse

Context

The Betrayal of Jesus

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

John 18:9

The Betrayal of Jesus

The Appearing of Resurrection and the Giving of Power

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes