John 17:19
And for them do I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
In Context
18As thou hast sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
20And not for them only do I pray, but for them also who through their word shall believe in me;
Cross References
Numbers 7:15A little mortar of ten sides of gold full of incense:
Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations.
John 17:17Sanctify them in truth. Thy word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15For all things are for your sakes; that the grace abounding through many, may abound in thanksgiving unto the glory of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification.
Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer 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 →