John 17:20
Nor for these do I pray only, but also for those who shall believe in me through their word;
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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
19And for their sakes I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated for the truth.
Cross References
Acts 2:41And some of them eagerly received his word and believed and were baptized, and there were added in that day as three thousand souls.
Romans 15:18For I dare not speak any thing which the Meshiha hath not done by my hands, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, in word and in deeds,
Ephesians 4:11And he gave some who (are) apostles, and some who (are) prophets, and some who (are) evangelists, and some who (are) pastors, and some who (are) doctors;
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 →