John 17:20
I praye not for them alone: but for them also which shall beleve on me thorowe their preachynge
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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 sanctify I my selfe that they also myght be sanctified thorowe the trueth.
Cross References
Acts 2:41Then they that gladly receaved his preachynge were baptised: and the same daye ther were added vnto them aboute thre thousande soules.
Romans 15:18For I dare not speake of eny of tho thinges which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the gentyls obedient with worde and dede
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 →