I pray not for the world] rather, 'I am not now praying for the world.' Jesus prays for the world in John 17:20, especially in John 17:21, and enjoins others to do so, Matthew 5:44, etc. That Christ prays for the world is proved by the entire nature of His work, the object of which is the salvation of the world (John 4:42, etc.).

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