Lord my Master, you are God. And I can trust the things you say. And you said that these good things will happen to me, your servant.
John 17:17 - Easy To Read Version Make them ready for your service through your truth. Your teaching is truth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth. American Standard Version (1901) Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth. Common English Bible Make them holy in the truth; your word is truth. Catholic Public Domain Version Sanctify them in truth. Your word is truth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Sanctify them in truth. Thy word is truth. |
Lord my Master, you are God. And I can trust the things you say. And you said that these good things will happen to me, your servant.
I study your teachings very carefully.\par Why? So I will not sin against you.\par
Your Agreement is good forever.\par Help me understand it so I can live.\par
From the very beginning,\par all your words could be trusted, Lord.\par And your good law will last forever.\par
How can a young person live a pure life?\par By following your instructions.\par
The Lord’s words are true and pure\par like silver melted in a hot fire.\par They are pure like silver that was melted and made pure seven times.\par
And what is the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people that hear God’s teaching with a good, honest heart. They obey God’s teaching and patiently make good fruit.
I am making myself ready to serve. I do this for them, so that they can truly be ready for your service.
I am a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. But you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like that.
To God, those people are not different from us. When they believed, God made their hearts pure.
And our faces are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory. We are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings more and more glory. This glory comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
I know that you heard about him. And you are in him, so you were taught the truth. Yes, the truth is in Jesus.
He died to make the church holy. {\cf2\super [40]} Christ used the telling of the Good News {\cf2\super [41]} to make the church clean by washing it with water.
Brothers and sisters, the Lord loves you. God chose you from the beginning to be saved. So we should always thank God for you. You are saved by the Spirit {\cf2\super [7]} making you holy {\cf2\super [8]} and by your faith (believing) in the truth.
So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong thing you do. Be humble and accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.