John 17:20
And I do not ask in regard to these alone, but also in regard to those who will be believing in Me through their word,
Literal Standard Version
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
19and I sanctify Myself for them, that they also may be sanctified in truth themselves.
Cross References
Acts 2:41then those, indeed, who gladly received his word were immersed, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,
Romans 15:18for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,
Ephesians 4:11and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds 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 →