John 17:12
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Cross-references
In John 6:37, Jesus says all given by the Father come to him and he will never cast them out — the same preservation Jesus claims to have done here.
John 6:39 states the Father's will that Jesus lose none of those given — which Jesus here declares he has fulfilled by keeping them.
John 6:70 reveals Jesus chose twelve but one is a devil — directly pointing to Judas, the son of destruction in John 17:12.
In John 10:28, Jesus promises no one snatches his sheep — directly echoed here as he kept all but the one destined for destruction.
John 13:18 cites the Scripture about betrayal by a close companion — the same fulfillment referenced in John 17:12 regarding Judas.
John 18:9 explicitly cites Jesus' earlier statement from John 17:12 that he lost none of those given him.
In John 13:11, Jesus identifies the betrayer, directly pointing to the 'son of destruction' lost here.
John 6:40 promises eternal life and resurrection for believers — the positive counterpart to Jesus's guarding them from being lost.
1 John 2:19 describes apostates who were never truly part — parallels Judas, the son of destruction who was lost despite being with them.
Psalm 109 is an imprecatory psalm applied to Judas in Acts, fulfilling the Scripture Jesus referenced as the reason for his loss.
Hebrews 2:13 cites 'I and the children God has given me' — the same language Jesus uses in John 17:12 for his disciples.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, the same phrase 'son of perdition' is used for the end‑times lawless one, linking Judas as a prototype.
Acts 1:25 describes Judas' downfall and replacement, providing the narrative aftermath of Jesus' statement about the lost one.
Acts 1:16-20 directly quotes Psalm 109 about Judas, showing the fulfillment of the Scripture Jesus said must happen.
Acts 1:17 confirms Judas was numbered among the apostles—the very 'son of destruction' Jesus kept but lost as Scripture foretold.
In Luke 22:22, the predetermined betrayal and woe tie to the 'son of destruction' who was lost.
In Matthew 26:24, Jesus declares woe to the betrayer, directly linking to the 'son of destruction' lost here.
1 Peter 1:5 says believers are guarded by God's power through faith—a parallel to Jesus guarding his disciples in this verse.
In Matthew 18:14, the Father's will that none perish echoes Jesus' protection of his disciples here.
Hebrews 10:39 contrasts shrinking back to destruction with preserving the soul—mirroring the 'son of destruction' lost vs those kept by Jesus.
Jeremiah 23:4 promises no missing sheep under faithful shepherds, contrasting with the exception of the son of perdition.