John 17:20
“I am not praying for these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word;
English Majority Text (NT)
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
Cross References
Acts 2:41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added.
Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out through me, in word and deed, for the obedience of the Gentiles—
Ephesians 4:11And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as 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 →