John 17:20

And I pray not about these only, but also about those who believe in me through their word,

A Conservative Version

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, so that they may also themselves be sanctified in truth.

21so that they may all be one, just as thou, Father, are in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou sent me.

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Cross References

Acts 2:41Indeed therefore those who received his word gladly, were immersed. And there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak anything of which Christ did not accomplish through me for the obedience of Gentiles, by word and work,

Ephesians 4:11And indeed he gave the apostles, and the prophets, and the evangelists, and the 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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