19 And for their sakes sanctify I myself, that they also may be sanctified through the [a]truth.

20 [b]I pray not for these alone, but for them also which shall believe in me, through their word,

21 That they all may be one, as thou, O Father, art in me, and I in thee: even that they may be also one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

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Footnotes

  1. John 17:19 The true and substantial sanctification of Christ, is set against the outward purifyings.
  2. John 17:20 Secondarily he offereth to God the Father, all his, that is, how many soever shall believe in him by the doctrine of the Apostles: that as he cleaveth unto the Father receiving from him all fullness, so they being joined with him, may receive life from him, and at length being together beloved in him, may also with him enjoy everlasting glory.

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