John 17:20

And I do not demand for these only, but also for those who believe on me through their word;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

In Context

19and I sanctify myself for them, that they also may be sanctified by truth.

21that they may be all one, as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

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Cross References

Acts 2:41Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak anything of the things which Christ has not wrought by me, for [the] obedience of [the] nations, by word and deed,

Ephesians 4:11and *he* has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,

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 →

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