John 17:19
For their sake I sanctify myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
Text-Critical English NT
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 yoʋ have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
Cross References
John 17:17Sanctify them by yoʋr truth; yoʋr word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15All of this is for your benefit, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God did not call us to be impure, but to live in holiness.
Titus 2:14He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for 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 →