John 17:20
And it is not for them only that I pray, but also for those who shall believe in me through their discourse;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
Cross References
Acts 2:41And some of them readily received his discourse, and believed, and were baptized. And there were added, on that day, about three thousand souls.
Romans 15:18Yet I presume not to speak of any thing done for the obedience of the Gentiles, which Messiah hath not wrought by me, in word and in deeds,
Ephesians 4:11And he gave some, legates; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, 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 →