Bible Strands
John 18:9
This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the arresting soldiers at the moment of His betrayal, immediately after commanding them to release His disciples. The narrator records this statement to mark the precise moment the arrest unfolds according to His prior declaration.
The words — The Greek ἵνα (ina) means "so that" and πληρωθῇ (plērōthēa) means "may be fulfilled," tying the immediate event to His earlier promise. The pronoun οὓς (hous) translates to "those whom," specifically identifying the disciples under His direct care.
The thread — This preservation theme appears in John 17:12, where Jesus states He protected those given to Him and not one was lost. The Gospel consistently tracks this thread of unbroken divine oversight through the arrest narrative.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that Jesus' authority dictates the outcome of the arrest rather than the soldiers' force. It demands recognition that His prior promise to the Father actively governs the event's conclusion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
Cross-references
- John 17:12 While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.