So concerned was Jesus about his disciples that on the night before he died, he prayed to his Father: “I request you, not to take them out of the world, but to watch over them because of the wicked one. ” ​ — John 17: 15.
Saprazdams, ka mācekļiem var draudēt briesmas, pēdējā vakarā pirms savas nāves viņš lūgšanā Tēvam teica: ” Es nelūdzu, lai tu viņus paņemtu no pasaules, bet lai tu viņus pasargātu no ļauna. ”