Bible Strands
John 17:19
For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the Father during His final prayer, speaking on behalf of the present disciples and those who will later believe through their message.
The words — ἁγιάζω (hagiazō) means to set apart or consecrate, and ὑπὲρ (huper) indicates acting on behalf of another. Jesus declares He consecrates Himself so that His followers may likewise be set apart.
The thread — The text links to John 17:17, which commands sanctification through the truth, and to Titus 2:14, which describes Christ giving Himself to purify a people. Hebrews 2:11 further notes the shared humanity of the sanctifier and the sanctified.
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to recognize that spiritual separation from sin flows from Christ's own self-offering, not human effort. It demands alignment with the truth that consecrates, rather than independent moral striving.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
Cross-references
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Hebrews 2:11 For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
- John 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
- Hebrews 10:5 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
- 2 Corinthians 4:15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
- 2 Timothy 2:10 For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
- Hebrews 9:26 Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.