John 17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. 1 Jesus Prays for All Believers
English Majority Text (NT)
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 You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
20“I am not praying for these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word;
Cross References
John 17:17Sanctify them by Your truth; Your word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. 1 Seeing the Invisible
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Titus 2:14who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself a people as His own possession, zealous for 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 →