John 17:19

And it is for their sakes that I am consecrating myself, so that they also may be truly consecrated.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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 thou has sent me as thy Messenger to the world, so I send them as my Messengers to the world.

20But it is not only for them that I am interceding, but also for those who believe in me through their Message,

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Cross References

John 17:17Consecrate them by the Truth; thy Message is Truth.

2 Corinthians 4:15For all this is for your sakes, that the loving-kindness of God, spreading from heart to heart, may cause yet more hearts to overflow with thanksgiving, to his glory.

1 Thessalonians 4:7For God’s Call to us does not permit of an impure life, but demands purity.

Titus 2:14For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.

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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