John 17:19
and for their sakes sanctify I my selfe that they also myght be sanctified thorowe the trueth.
Tyndale New Testament
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 dyddest send me into the worlde even so have I sent them into the worlde
20I praye not for them alone: but for them also which shall beleve on me thorowe their preachynge
Cross References
John 17:17Sanctify the with thy truth. Thy sayinge is truth.
2 Corinthians 4:15For all thinges do I for youre sakes that the plenteous grace by thankes geve of many maye redounde to the prayse of god.
1 Thessalonians 4:7For god hath not called vs vnto vnclennes: but vnto holynes.
Titus 2:14which gave him silfe for vs to redeme vs from all vnrightewesnes and to pourge vs a peculiar people vnto him silfe fervently geven vnto good workes.
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 →