John 17:20
I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
Berean Standard Bible
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
19For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
Cross References
Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
Romans 15:18I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors 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 →