Joh 17:9 | HCSB | STEP | I pray for them . I am not praying for the world but for those You have given Me , because they are Yours .

John 17:9

9 I pray ^{▼▼Lit ask (throughout this passage)} for them.
I am not praying for the ^{▼▼world: The organized Satanic system that is opposed to God and hostile to Jesus and His followers. The non-Christian culture including governments, educational systems, and businesses}world
but for those You have given Me, ^c
because they are Yours.