John 17:16
Good News Translation
Just as I do not belong to the world, they do not belong to the world.

New Revised Standard Version
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

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

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world.

Context
Prayer for the Disciples
15I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from evil. 16They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world. 17Sanctify them in truth. Thy word is truth.…
Cross References
John 8:23
And he said to them: You are from beneath: I am from above. You are of this world: I am not of this world.

John 17:14
I have given them thy word, and the world hath hated them: because they are not of the world, as I also am not of the world.

1 John 4:5
They are of the world. Therefore of the world they speak: and the world heareth them.

John 17:15
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