John 17:19

And it is for their sakes that I am consecrating myself, so that they also may be truly consecrated.

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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 have sent me as your messenger to the world, so I send them as my messengers to the world.

20But it is not only for them that I am interceding, but also for those who believe in me through their message,

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Cross References

John 17:17Consecrate them by the truth; your message is truth.

2 Corinthians 4:15For all this is for your sakes, so that the loving kindness of God, spreading from heart to heart, may cause yet more hearts to overflow with thanksgiving, to his glory.

1 Thessalonians 4:7For God does not call us to an impure life, but demands holiness.

Titus 2:14For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a people who should be truly his own and eager 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 →

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