John 17:19
and I sanctify myself for them, that they also may be sanctified by truth.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
In Context
18As thou hast sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world;
20And I do not demand for these only, but also for those who believe on me through their word;
Cross References
Numbers 7:15one young bullock, one ram, one yearling lamb, for a burnt-offering;
Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
John 17:17Sanctify them by the truth: thy word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace abounding through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God has not called us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.
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 →