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John 17:12
ESV While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
NIV While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.
NASB While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name, which You have given Me; and I guarded them, and not one of them perished except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
CSB While I was with them, I was protecting them by your name that you have given me. I guarded them and not one of them is lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture may be fulfilled.
NLT During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.
KJV While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
NKJV While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

What does John 17:12 mean?

During Jesus' earthly ministry, He provided spiritual correction (Matthew 8:26; Mark 8:33; Luke 24:25) and physical protection (Mark 4:39) to the disciples. In a very real sense, Jesus was "right there" to keep them from being taken away (John 10:28). His guarding was tangible and personal. However, as a physical human being, Jesus cannot be visibly and physically accessible to everyone everywhere at once. To spread the gospel across the entire world (Acts 1:8), the primary connection between God and believers will need to be the Holy Spirit (John 14:16–21; 16:7). As Jesus prepares for His arrest and crucifixion (John 18:1–3), He reiterates that those who have been given to Him (John 17:6) have been preserved.

Earlier, Jesus mentioned that He had taught the message of God to His inner circle (Matthew 10:1–4; John 17:6–8). Among that group was Judas, whom Jesus always knew was a false believer (John 6:64; 13:21). Judas alone, of the Twelve, chose to ignore what he saw from Christ, to his own ruin (Mark 14:21). Christ knew that was a necessary part of God's plan to redeem mankind (John 3:16).
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