John 17:12

In the world. Omit.

I kept [ε τ η ρ ο υ ν]. Imperfect tense. I continued to keep. The I is emphatic : I kept them, now do Thou keep them.

I kept [ε τ η ρ ο υ ν]. Rev., rightly, I guarded. The A. V. overlooks the distinction between the two words for keeping. The former word means, I preserved them; the latter, I guarded them as a means to their preservation. See on reserved, 1 Peter 1:4.

Is lost - perdition [α π ω λ ε τ ο - α π ω λ ε ι α ς]. A play of words : "None of them perished, but the son of perishing" (Westcott).

The scripture [η γ ρ α φ η]. See close of note on 5 47, and on Mark 12:10.