John 17:19
I dedicate myself for them so that they may also be truly holy.
Free Bible Version
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 have sent them into the world.
20I'm not only praying for them, I'm also praying for those who trust in me because of their message.
Cross References
Numbers 7:15a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male lamb as a burnt offering,
Jeremiah 1:5“I knew exactly who you would be before I created you in your mother's womb; I chose you before you were born to be a prophet to the nations.”
John 17:17Make them holy by the truth; your word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15It's all for you! As God's grace reaches many more, thankfulness to God will be even greater, to his glory.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God did not call us to live impure lives, but holy lives.
Titus 2:14He gave himself for us, so that he could set us free from all our wickedness, and to make us clean for him—a people who belong to him, keen to do good.
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 →