John 17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
King James Version with Apocrypha
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, even so have I also sent them into the world.
20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Cross References
Numbers 7:15One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous 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 →