John 17:18

As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
As	καθὼς kathōs	G2531	just (or inasmuch) as · conjunction
thou hast sent	ἀπέστειλας apesteilas	G649	set apart · verb — aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular
me	ἐμέ emé	G1691	me
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the world	κόσμον, kosmon	G2889	orderly arrangement · noun — accusative singular masculine
even so have I also	κἀγώ kagṓ	G2504	so also the dative case
sent	ἀπέστειλα apesteila	G649	set apart · verb — aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
them	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the world	κόσμον. kosmon	G2889	orderly arrangement · noun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

John 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye…
John 4:38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
Ephesians 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up th…
Matthew 23:34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall y…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 17:17-19

The next thing he prayed for for them was that they might be sanctified; not only kept from evil, but made good. I. Here is the petition (Joh 17:17): Sanctify them through thy truth, through thy word, for thy word is truth; it is true - it is truth itself. He desires they may be sanctified, 1. As Christians. Father, make them holy, and this will be their preservation, Th1 5:23. Observe here, (1.) The grace desired - sanctification. The disciples were sanctified, for they were not of the world; yet he prays, Father sanctify them, that is, [1.] "Confirm the work of sanctification in them, strengthen their faith, inflame their good affections, rivet their good resolutions." [2.] "Carry on that…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 17:18

As thou hast sent--sentest. me into the world, even so have I also sent them--sent I also them. into the world--As their mission was to carry into effect the purposes of their Master's mission, so our Lord speaks of the authority in both cases as co-ordinate.

Adam Clarke on John 17:18

As thou hast sent me - so have I also sent them - The apostles had the same commission which Christ had, considered as man - they were endued with the same Spirit, so that they could not err, and their word was accompanied with the same success.

John Gill on John 17:18

As thou hast sent me into the world,.... Which does not suppose inequality of nature, nor change of place, nor any force upon him, nor disrespect unto him, or a state of separation from his Father; but that he was before he was sent; that he was a person, a divine distinct person from his Father; and designs the manifestation of him in human nature; and shows, that as Mediator, he had a divine warrant and authority, and was no impostor: what he was sent into the world to do, was in general the will of God; particularly to preach the Gospel, and chiefly and more especially to work out the salvation of his people: even so have I also sent them into the world; to preach the Gospel likewise: he…

The Church Fathers

The participation in the Spirit will not only give them the power to be freed from evil but will make them so strong that they will travel throughout the world and preach as I have preached.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON JOHN 6.17.18

"As Thou hast sent Me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world." As Paul also saith, "Having put in us the word of reconciliation." For the same end for which Christ came, for the same did these take possession of the world. In this place again the "as" is not put to signify resemblance in the case of Himself and the Apostles; for how was it possible for men to be sent otherwise? But it was His custom to speak of the future as having come to pass.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on the Gospel of John 82

But now He still goes on to speak of the apostles, for He proceeds to add, "As Thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world." Whom did He so send but His apostles? For even the very name of apostles, which is a Greek word, signifies in Latin nothing more than, those that are sent. God, therefore, sent His Son, not in sinful flesh, but in the likeness of sinful flesh; and His Son sent those who, born themselves in sinful flesh, were sanctified by Him from the defilement of sin.
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 108

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Dictionary and topics

Lord’s Prayer — The name given to the only form of prayer Christ taught his disciples (Matt. 6:9-13). The closing doxology of the prayer is omitted by Luke (11:2-4), also in the R.V. of Matt. 6:13. This prayer…
Prayer, Intercessory · Christ set an example of — Christ set an example of

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John 17:18

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 17:17-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 17:18

Adam Clarke on John 17:18

John Gill on John 17:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 17:18

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 17:17-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 17:18

Adam Clarke on John 17:18

John Gill on John 17:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 17:14-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 17:16-18