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Andκαὶforὑπὲρtheir sakeαὐτῶνIἐγὼsanctifyἁγιάζωmyself,ἐμαυτόνso thatἵναtheyαὐτοὶtooκαὶmay beὦσινsanctifiedἡγιασμένοιinἐνtruth.ἀληθείᾳ
John 17:19
Study it in the app“And for their sake I sanctify myself, so that they too may be sanctified in truth.”
Jesus prays that his disciples be made holy in the truthHoliness
With the Greek beneath
John 17:19, word by word
- sanctifyἁγιάζωhagiazō
set apart
To set something or someone apart for God.
Where else “hagiazō” appears- myselfἐμαυτόνemauton
myself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appears- may beὦσινōsin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōsin” appears- truthἀληθείᾳalētheiai
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheiai” appears
The context
18As you sent me into the world, I also sent them into the world.
19 · This verse (above)
20But I do not ask on behalf of these only, but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word,
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?