John 17:19
For their sakes I have set myself apart, so that they themselves may also be set apart in truth.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
20I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word
Cross References
Numbers 7:15He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.
Jeremiah 1:5“Before I formed you in the womb, I chose you; 1 before you came out from the womb I set you apart; I made you a prophet to the nations.”
John 17:17Set them apart by the truth. Your word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15Everything is for your sake so that, as grace is spread to many people, thanksgiving may increase to the glory of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God did not call us to uncleanness, but to holiness.
Titus 2:14Jesus gave himself for us in order to redeem us from all lawlessness and to make pure, for himself, a special people who are eager to do 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 →