John 17:19
And in their behalf I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified in the truth.
Noyes Bible
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 didst send me into the world, I also sent them into the world.
20Yet not for these alone do I pray, but also for those who believe in me through their word;
Cross References
Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee; and before thou camest into the world, I chose thee; I appointed thee to be a prophet to the nations.
John 17:17Sanctify them in thy truth; thy word is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15For all things are for your sakes, that the grace abounding by means of the greater number may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For God did not call us to live in uncleanness, but in purity.
Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a people to be his own, zealous in 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 →