John 17:19
And Y halewe my silf for hem, that also thei ben halewid in treuthe.
Wycliffe (portions)
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 sentist me in to the world, also Y sente hem `in to the world.
20And Y preye not oneli for hem, but also for hem that schulden bileue in to me bi the word of hem;
Cross References
Numbers 7:15He offride an oxe of the droue, and a ram, and a lomb of o yeer, in to brent sacrifice;
John 17:17Halewe thou hem in treuth; thi word is treuthe.
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 →