John 17:19
And for their sakes I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated for the truth.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
In Context
18As me thou hast sent into the world, I also have sent them into the world.
20Nor for these do I pray only, but also for those who shall believe in me through their word;
Cross References
John 17:17Father, sanctify them through thy truth; for thy word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15For every thing is for your sake, that grace, abounding by many, may multiply praise to the glory of Aloha.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For Aloha hath not called us to uncleanness, but unto sanctification.
Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all iniquity, and to cleanse unto himself a new people, who are zealous of 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 →