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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.
John 17:12 — KJV
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John 17:12
King James Version (KJV)
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John 17:12
Verse 12 of 26
Commentary
Commentary on John 17:12
Theological / DevotionalI kept them. See on v. 11.
Thou gavest me. See on ch. 6:37.
Son of perdition. That is, Judas Iscariot. The expression describes one destined to perdition, or destruction. The title is applied to the Antichrist in 2 Thess. 2:3. The word for perdition (apoleia) occurs frequently and often describes the final destruction of the wicked (see Matt. 7:13; Rom. 9:22; Phil. 3:19; Heb. 10:39; Rev. 17:8, 11; etc.). By his own choice Judas became a man destined to destruction (see on John 3:17-20).
Might be fulfilled. This clause should doubtless be understood as expressing result rather than purpose. The Greek may be understood either way (see on Matt. 1:22; John 9:3). Judas was not destined to betray Jesus (see on John 6:71; 13:18). His heinous act was by his own choice. The passage alluded to is probably Ps. 41:9, the one mentioned in John 13:18.
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