John 17:18
As Thou hast sent me into the world, so have I also sent them into the world.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
In Context
17Sanctify them by thy truth: thy word is truth.
19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified through the truth.
Cross References
Matthew 23:34For behold I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
John 17:3and this is life eternal, to know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
John 17:21That they all may be one, as Thou, O Father, art in me, and I in Thee; that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
John 17:25O righteous Father, the world indeed hath not known Thee: but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent me.
2 Corinthians 5:20We are therefore ambassadors for Christ, and as God exhorteth you by us, we intreat you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
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 →