¹⁹ And ^(A)for their sake ^(B)I consecrate myself,^[a] that they also ^(C)may be sanctified^[b] in truth.

^11 (A)I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd ^(B)lays down his life for the sheep.

²⁸ even as the Son of Man came not to be served but ^(A)to serve, and ^(B)to give his life as a ransom for ^(C)many.”

Christ Our Advocate

2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, ^(A)we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. ^2 (B)He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but ^(C)also for the sins of the whole world.