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Asκαθὼςyou sentἀπέστειλαςmeἐμὲintoεἰςthe world,τὸν κόσμονI alsoκἀγὼsentἀπέστειλαthemαὐτοὺςintoεἰςthe world.τὸν κόσμον
John 17:18
Study it in the app“As you sent me into the world, I also sent them into the world.”
Jesus prays that his disciples be made holy in the truthHoliness
With the Greek beneath
John 17:18, word by word
- you sentἀπέστειλαςapesteilas
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilas” appears- the worldκόσμονkosmon
creation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmon” appears- I alsoκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears
The context
17Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
18 · This verse (above)
19And for their sake I sanctify myself, so that they too may be sanctified in truth.
To study John 17 in a group
1. What it says
In his prayer, what does Jesus say eternal life is, and for whom does he pray? (vv. 3, 9, 20)
2. What it means
Jesus asks that all his own be one, as the Father and he are one (vv. 21-23). What does he say the world will know when that happens?
3. How I live it
Jesus prays for those who would believe through his disciples' word (v. 20). Whom could you pray for today with the same tenderness?