John 17:9

John 17:9. I pray for them:

Oh! how emphatically true this is! Christ always prays for them - for them, one by one - with most effectual prevalence. It is because- he prays that any of us are preserved. "I pray for them."

John 17:9. I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me:

There is a specialty in intercession, as well as in redemption. "I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me."