Misinterpretations often reduce this to bibliolatry, treating the Bible as the only truth while neglecting Jesus as the incarnate Truth (John 14:6), or claim it promises instant perfection through mere Bible reading without the Holy Spirit's transformative work; others misuse it to assert that only certain translations like the KJV embody 'truth,' ignoring the verse's intent on God's revealed word as the sanctifying agent in a believer's ongoing journey.
John 17:17
King James Version (1769)
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Jesus prays to the Father to sanctify his disciples through truth, declaring that God's word is truth, emphasizing that Scripture is the divine instrument for spiritual purification and consecration, progressively setting believers apart from the world for God's holy purposes and aligning their lives with His eternal will.