John 17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they may also themselves be sanctified in truth.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
In Context
18Just as thou sent me into the world, so also I sent them into the world.
20And I pray not about these only, but also about those who believe in me through their word,
Cross References
Numbers 7:15one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;
Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou came forth out of the womb I sanctified thee. I have appointed thee a prophet to the nations.
John 17:17Sanctify them in thy truth. Thy word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace, which has multiplied because of the thankfulness of the many, may abound for the glory of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a special people, a zealot of good works.
Matthew Henry on John 17:18-20
Christ's Intercessory Prayer. 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. The next thing he prayed for for them was that they might be sanctified; not only kept from evil, but made good. I. Here is the petition ( v. 17 ): Sanctify them through thy truth, through thy word, for thy word is truth; it is true—it is truth itself.… Read the whole commentary →