John 17:9-10

⁹“My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.i

¹⁰All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory.j

João 17 records the high priestly prayer of Jesus, offered on the night before his crucifixion. In this intimate conversation with the Father, Jesus prays first for himself, then for his immediate disciples, and finally for all future believers. The prayer reveals the deep unity bet