John 17:19

And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

In Context

18As thou didst send me into the world, so have I also sent them into the world.

20And it is not for them only that I pray, but also for those who shall believe in me through their discourse;

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Cross References

John 17:17Father, sanctify them by thy truth, thy word is the truth.

2 Corinthians 4:15For all things are for your sakes, that while grace aboundeth by means of many, thanksgiving may abound to the glory of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:7For God did not call you unto impurity, but to sanctification.

Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might recover us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a new people, who are zealous in 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 →

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