# John 17.18

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">As thou didst send me into the world, even so sent I them into the world.</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word;</span> (John 17:16-20, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">As you sent me into the world, even so I have sent them into the world.</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">For their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in me through their word,</span> (John 17:16-20, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. <sup>sanctified: or, truly sanctified</sup></span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;</span> (John 17:16-20, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">'Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">as Thou didst send me to the world, I also did send them to the world;</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">and for them do I sanctify myself, that they also themselves may be sanctified in truth.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">'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;</span> (John 17:16-20, YLT)

## Setting

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- **Audience:** _TBD_
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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; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Sanctity](/codex/argument-from-sanctity/), via [John 17.17-19](/codex/john-17-17-19/)

**Concepts:**

- [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/ephesians-4-11/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 17](/codex/john-17/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2889 - kosmos](/codex/g2889-kosmos/)

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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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.