For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
Parallel translations
- WEB For their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.
- KJV And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
- NKJV And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
- NASB And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, so that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.
- NLT And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
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Quick answer
Jesus consecrates himself for the disciples' sake, so that they too may be sanctified in truth. His self-offering is the basis of their holiness.
Overview
Here 'sanctify myself' refers to Jesus setting himself apart for his sacrificial death. He dedicates himself wholly to the Father's will, supremely at the cross, in order that his people may be made holy. This links the disciples' sanctification directly to Christ's atoning work: their consecration to God is purchased and grounded in his self-giving.
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- Titus 2:14He 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.
- Heb 2:11For 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 17:17Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
- 1 Cor 1:2To 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:
- Heb 10:5–10Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
- 2 Cor 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- 2 Tim 2:10For 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.
- 1 Th 4:7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
- 2 Cor 4:15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
- Heb 9:26Otherwise, 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.
- Heb 10:29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
- Heb 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
- Isa 62:1For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
- Heb 9:18That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
- John 10:36then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
- Jer 1:5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
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