John 17:15

Where it is preached

1. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

   The best things work for good to the godly cites John xvii. 15

   …for him; and He prays for three things. First, that the saints may be kept from sin (John xvii. 15). “I pray that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” We live in the world as in a pest…

2. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

   The World cites John xvii. 15

   …shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil." (John xvii. 15.) There is not a word in the Acts or Epistles to recommend such a separation. True…

3. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 2, Chapter 5 — The Arguments Usually Alleged in Support of Free Will Refuted cites John 17:15

   …speaks is itself from heaven. Hence, Christ prays his Father to keep us from evil (John 17:15), and we know that believers, in their warfare against Satan, owe their victory to the…

4. Days of Heaven Upon Earth · A. B. Simpson

   December cites John xvii. 15

   …shouldst take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldst keep them from the evil” (John xvii. 15). He wants us here for some higher purpose than mere existence. That purpose is nothing…

5. The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones · Ochorus Originals

   Salt and Light cites JOHN 17:15

   …shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. JOHN 17:15 The Christian is in the world though not of it. He is to be otherworldly in his mind and…

6. The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds · Ochorus Originals

   He Ever Liveth to Make Intercession cites JOHN 17:15

   …shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. JOHN 17:15 What struck Bounds most was the burden of that prayer for unity. He grieved over the…

7. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

   May cites John 17:15

   …the kisses of my lips. May 2 “I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world.” (John 17:15) It is a sweet and blessed event which will occur to all believers in God's own time—the…

8. Real Questions – Book 3 · Ochorus Originals

   Should I Only Have Christian Friends? cites John 17:15

   …asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one” (John 17:15). He doesn’t want us hiding in a Christian bubble. He calls us “the salt of the earth”…

9. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

   Sanctification cites John xvii. 15

   …shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” (John xvii. 15.) (5) Sanctification does not consist in the occasional performance of right actions. It…

10. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Perseverance cites John xvii. 15

    …shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil.” (John xvii. 15.) “I will that they also whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am.” (John xvii.…