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

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  1. John 17:19 Or I sanctify myself; or I set myself apart (for holy service to God)
  2. John 17:19 Greek may be set apart (for holy service to God)

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

13-19 Now I’m returning to you.
I’m saying these things in the world’s hearing
So my people can experience
My joy completed in them.
I gave them your word;
The godless world hated them because of it,
Because they didn’t join the world’s ways,
Just as I didn’t join the world’s ways.
I’m not asking that you take them out of the world
But that you guard them from the Evil One.
They are no more defined by the world
Than I am defined by the world.
Make them holy—consecrated—with the truth;
Your word is consecrating truth.
In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world,
I give them a mission in the world.
I’m consecrating myself for their sakes
So they’ll be truth-consecrated in their mission.

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19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.

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19 And (A)for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

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and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of (A)the Spirit and of power,

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And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them],

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3-5 I was unsure of how to go about this, and felt totally inadequate—I was scared to death, if you want the truth of it—and so nothing I said could have impressed you or anyone else. But the Message came through anyway. God’s Spirit and God’s power did it, which made it clear that your life of faith is a response to God’s power, not to some fancy mental or emotional footwork by me or anyone else.

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And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit.

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And my speech and my preaching (A)were not with persuasive words of [a]human wisdom, (B)but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:4 NU omits human

because (A)our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and (B)in the Holy Spirit and with full (C)conviction. You know (D)what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

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for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your benefit.

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Convictions of Steel

2-5 Every time we think of you, we thank God for you. Day and night you’re in our prayers as we call to mind your work of faith, your labor of love, and your patience of hope in following our Master, Jesus Christ, before God our Father. It is clear to us, friends, that God not only loves you very much but also has put his hand on you for something special. When the Message we preached came to you, it wasn’t just words. Something happened in you. The Holy Spirit put steel in your convictions.

5-6 You paid careful attention to the way we lived among you, and determined to live that way yourselves. In imitating us, you imitated the Master. Although great trouble accompanied the Word, you were able to take great joy from the Holy Spirit!—taking the trouble with the joy, the joy with the trouble.

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For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance[a] that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.

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  1. 1:5 Or with the power of the Holy Spirit, so you can have full assurance.

For (A)our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, (B)and in the Holy Spirit (C)and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

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