John 17:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.”
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“Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 17:17 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 7:28And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
- Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
- Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 119:9How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
- Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Psalms 119:104I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
- Psalms 119:144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
- Psalms 119:151You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
- Psalms 119:160The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
- Luke 8:11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
- Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
- John 8:32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- John 8:40But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
- John 15:3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
- John 17:19For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
- Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Ephesians 4:21Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
- Ephesians 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
- 2 Timothy 2:25He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
- James 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
- 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
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