14 I have given them your teaching. And the world has hated them, because they don’t belong to the world, just as I don’t belong to the world.
15 “I am not asking you to take them out of the world. But I am asking that you keep them safe from the Evil One.
16 They don’t belong to the world, just as I don’t belong to the world.
17 Make them ready for your service through your truth. Your teaching is truth.
18 I have sent them into the world, just as you sent me into the world.
19 I am making myself completely ready to serve you. I do this for them, so that they also might be fully qualified for your service.
20 “I pray not only for these followers but also for those who will believe in me because of their teaching.