John 17:20
“I do not ask on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word,
Text-Critical English NT
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
19For their sake I sanctify myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
Cross References
Acts 2:41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized, and about three thousand souls were added on that day.
Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of anything other than what Christ has accomplished through me to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
Ephesians 4:11It was he who appointed some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors 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 →