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Sanctify (αγιασον). First aorist active imperative of αγιαζω. To consecrate or set apart persons or things to God. See Ex 28:41; 2…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Sanctify them. This word means to render pure, or to cleanse from sins (1 Thessalonians 5:20; 1 Corinthians 6:11).…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Sanctify them through your truth.—Better, in Your truth. Truth was the sphere in which their sanctification was …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of pe…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. John Chrysostom: Again, our Lord gives a reason why the disciples are worthy of obtaining such favor from the Father: …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“Sanctify” (GK 39) means “to set apart,” usually for some specially good purpose or use; its derivative meaning thus becomes “dedicate” or “consecr…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Sanctify them by your truth. This sanctification includes the kingdom of God and his righteousness; that is, when God renews us b…
John Gill
JohnGill
Sanctify them through your truth
The Syriac version introduces this petition, with the appellation (aba
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Christ next prayed for the disciples, that they might not only be kept from evil, but be made good. It is the prayer of Jesus for all who are his, …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Previously, our Lord prayed for the protection of his disciples; here he prays for their sanctification.
- He asks for their sanctificat…
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson