John 17:16
New International Version
They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

New Living Translation
They do not belong to this world any more than I do.

English Standard Version
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Berean Standard Bible
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Berean Literal Bible
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

King James Bible
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

New King James Version
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

New American Standard Bible
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

NASB 1995
“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

NASB 1977
“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Legacy Standard Bible
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Amplified Bible
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Christian Standard Bible
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

American Standard Version
They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.

Contemporary English Version
They don't belong to this world, and neither do I.

English Revised Version
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They don't belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.

Good News Translation
Just as I do not belong to the world, they do not belong to the world.

International Standard Version
They don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to the world.

Majority Standard Bible
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

NET Bible
They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.

New Heart English Bible
They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.

Webster's Bible Translation
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Weymouth New Testament
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

World English Bible
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world;

Berean Literal Bible
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

Young's Literal Translation
'Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;

Smith's Literal Translation
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world.

Catholic Public Domain Version
They are not of the world, just as I also am not of the world.

New American Bible
They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.

New Revised Standard Version
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“For they are not from the world, even as I am not from the world.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

Godbey New Testament
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

Haweis New Testament
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Mace New Testament
they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Weymouth New Testament
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

Worrell New Testament
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Worsley New Testament
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Prayer for the Disciples
15I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. 16They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.…

Cross References
John 15:19
If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

1 John 4:5
They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Philippians 3:20
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

James 4:4
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Galatians 6:14
But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Ephesians 2:19
Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

Hebrews 11:13
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

1 Corinthians 2:12
We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

2 Corinthians 6:17
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

John 8:23
Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.


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They are not of the world
This phrase emphasizes the distinction between the followers of Christ and the secular world. The Greek word for "world" here is "kosmos," which often refers to the fallen, sinful system opposed to God. Historically, the early Christians were set apart from the prevailing cultural norms of the Roman Empire, living by a different set of values and ethics. This separation is not about physical removal but a spiritual and moral distinction. Believers are called to live in the world but not be conformed to its ways, reflecting a higher allegiance to God's kingdom.

just as I am not of the world
Jesus draws a parallel between His own nature and that of His disciples. The phrase "just as" (Greek "kathōs") indicates a direct comparison, underscoring the unity between Christ and His followers. Jesus, though fully human, was not influenced by the sinful nature of the world. His mission was divine, and His kingdom was not of this world (John 18:36). Historically, this statement would have been radical, as it set Jesus apart from other religious leaders of His time, who often sought power and influence within the worldly systems. For believers, this serves as a reminder of their identity in Christ, called to live with a heavenly perspective and purpose, transcending earthly limitations and temptations.

(16) They are not of the world.--These words are repeated from John 17:14. The thought of their being still in the world leads on to their mission in the world, and the prayer passes from the thought of preservation to that of their sanctification for their work. Their fitness for this is prominent in this verse. Already they are not of the world, even as He is not of the world.

Verse 16. - They are not of the world, even as of the world I am not. This verse simply repeats, with alteration of order, the clause of Ver. 14 as the basis of the next great petition. Ver. 14 draws the comparison between Christ and the disciples; Ver. 16 lays, by a transposition of words, the greater emphasis on "the world." Alas that this great utterance should so often be utterly ignored! How often in our own days, is other-worldliness and unworldliness derided as a pestilent heresy, and "a man of the world," instinct with its purpose and saturated with its spirit, lauded as the true man and ideal leader of a Christian state!

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
They are
εἰσὶν (eisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

world,
κόσμου (kosmou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).

just as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

am
εἰμὶ (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

world.
κόσμου (kosmou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).


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