Joh 17:21 | JFB | STEP | 20-23. Neither pray I for these alone-- This very important explanation, uttered in condescension to the hearers and readers of this prayer in all time, is meant not merely of what follows, but of the whole prayer. them also which shall believe-- The majority of the best manuscripts read "which believe," all future time being viewed as present, while the present is viewed as past and gone.

‏ John 17:21

20-23. Neither pray I for these alone--This very important explanation, uttered in condescension to the hearers and readers of this prayer in all time, is meant not merely of what follows, but of the whole prayer.

them also which shall believe--The majority of the best manuscripts read "which believe," all future time being viewed as present, while the present is viewed as past and gone.