Passage

John 17.17-19

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"15. I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one. 16. They are not of the world even as I am not of the world."

"17. Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth. 18. As thou didst send me into the world, even so sent I them into the world. 19. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth."

"20. Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word; 21. that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me." (John 17:15-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one. 16. They are not of the world even as I am not of the world."

"17. Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth. 18. As you sent me into the world, even so I have sent them into the world. 19. For their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth."

"20. Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word, 21. that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me." (John 17:15-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 16. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world."

"17. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. ^{sanctified: or, truly sanctified}"

"20. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21. That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." (John 17:15-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. I do not ask that Thou mayest take them out of the world, but that Thou mayest keep them out of the evil. 16. 'Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;"

"17. sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth; 18. as Thou didst send me to the world, I also did send them to the world; 19. and for them do I sanctify myself, that they also themselves may be sanctified in truth."

"20. 'And not in regard to these alone do I ask, but also in regard to those who shall be believing, through their word, in me; 21. that they all may be one, as Thou Father [art] in me, and I in Thee; that they also in us may be one, that the world may believe that Thou didst send me." (John 17:15-21, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Quoted in

Argument from Sanctity

Notes

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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