John 17:20

And I pray not only for them, but also for them that shall believe into me by the word of them; (And I pray not only for them, but also for those who shall believe in me because of their words;)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 I hallow myself for them, (so) that also they be hallowed in (the) truth.

21that all [they] be one, as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee, that also they in us be one, (or that they all be one, like thou, Father, in me, and I in thee, that also they be one in us); (so) that the world believe, that thou hast sent me.

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Cross References

Acts 2:41Then they that received his word were baptized, and in (or on) that day souls were increased, about three thousand;

Romans 15:18For I dare not speak anything of those things, which Christ doeth not by me, into obedience of (the) heathen men, in word and deeds, (For I dare not say anything about those things, which the Messiah doeth not by me, to bring the Gentiles into obedience to God, by word and deed,)

Ephesians 4:11And he gave some apostles (or And he made some of us apostles), some prophets, others evangelists, others shepherds 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 →

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