Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 17:16-17

"They are not of the world even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth." — John 17:16-17 (ASV)

They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

It almost looks as though our Lord anticipated that question of Pilate, "What is truth?" Here is his answer: thy word is truth.

They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Some men tell us that the truth is in the Word, but that the Word is not the truth. I read, the other day, that we might regard the Bible as a casket which contained the jewel of the truth, but was not itself the jewel. Christ did not talk in that fashion, for he said to his Father, Thy word is truth. This shows that God's Word is not merely the casket of truth, but is the truth itself.