I SANCTIFY Myself, that they themselves also may be SANCTIFIED in truth

[TonyChanYT]

English Standard Version, John 17:

19a for their sake I consecrate myself

This is a euphemism: Jesus consecrated/sanctified himself by going to the Cross. It alludes to the consecration in Exodus 13:

2 Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.

After the Cross:

19b they also may be sanctified in truth.

Today, believers may be sanctified in the truth of the Cross, Hebrews 10:

10 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Jesus’s sanctification was the act of the Cross. Through it, we are sanctified by his blood.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

English Standard Version, John 17:


This is a euphemism: Jesus consecrated/sanctified himself by going to the Cross. It alludes to the consecration in Exodus 13:


After the Cross:


Today, believers may be sanctified in the truth of the Cross, Hebrews 10:


Jesus’s sanctification was the act of the Cross. Through it, we are sanctified by his blood.

Will you answer an honest question? Are you enrolled in some sort of biblical education currently?

 

[ScottA]

English Standard Version, John 17:


This is a euphemism: Jesus consecrated/sanctified himself by going to the Cross. It alludes to the consecration in Exodus 13:


After the Cross:


Today, believers may be sanctified in the truth of the Cross, Hebrews 10:


Jesus’s sanctification was the act of the Cross. Through it, we are sanctified by his blood.

The better understanding of John 17:19 (by definition of the original language) would be:

"And for their sake I dedicated myself to You Father that they themselves also may be dedicated to You in truth."​

 

[TonyChanYT]

Are you enrolled in some sort of biblical education currently?

No, I am too old for that. I am a retired computer professor