17 (A)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. 18 Just as (B)You sent Me into the world, (C)I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I (D)sanctify Myself, so that they themselves also may be (E)sanctified (F)in truth.

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17 Sanctify them in the truth [set them apart for Your purposes, make them holy]; Your word is truth. 18 Just as You commissioned and sent Me into the world, I also have commissioned and sent them (believers) into the world. 19 For their sake [a]I sanctify Myself [to do Your will], so that they also may be sanctified [set apart, dedicated, made holy] in [Your] truth.

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Footnotes

  1. John 17:19 Jesus’ sacrificial death allows Christians to be truly sanctified—set apart for God’s purpose.