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John 17:16

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus Continued;   Minister, Christian;   Prayer;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ask;   Association-Separation;   Believers;   Christ;   Christ's;   Church;   Evil;   Family;   Fellowship, Divine;   Importunity;   Prayer;   Secret Prayer;   Separation;   United Prayer;   Unwise Prayers;   Wicked, the;   World, the;   The Topic Concordance - Belief;   Declaration;   Disciples/apostles;   Giving and Gifts;   Glory;   Hate;   Jesus Christ;   Knowledge;   Love;   Manifestation;   Sanctification;   Sending and Those Sent;   Truth;   Unity;   Word of God;   World;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Apostles, the;   Christ, the Prophet;   Example of Christ, the;   Pilgrims and Strangers;   Prayer, Intercessory;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ethics;   Priest;   World;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mediator, Mediation;   Obedience;   World;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Commentary;   Covenant;   Intercession of Christ;   Pre-Existence of Jesus Christ;   Predestination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Nazarite;   Holman Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel of;   Unity;   World, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Children (Sons) of God;   Ephesians, Epistle to;   Prayer;   World;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Church (2);   Communion (2);   Dependence;   Force;   Madness;   Mental Characteristics;   Pilgrim (2);   Prayer (2);   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Worldliness (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Body;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   Twelve Apostles, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Person of Christ;   Prayers of Jesus;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 16;   Every Day Light - Devotion for October 10;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
King James Version (1611)
They are not of the world, euen as I am not of the world.
King James Version
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
English Standard 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.
New Century Version
They don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to the world.
Amplified Bible
"They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.
Berean Standard Bible
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Contemporary English Version
They don't belong to this world, and neither do I.
Complete Jewish Bible
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Darby Translation
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
Easy-to-Read Version
They don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to the world.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They are not of the worlde, as I am not of the world.
George Lamsa Translation
For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Good News Translation
Just as I do not belong to the world, they do not belong to the world.
Lexham English Bible
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Literal Translation
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
American Standard Version
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Bible in Basic English
They are not of the world any more than I am of the world.
Hebrew Names Version
They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.
International Standard Version
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.John 17:14;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
for they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Murdock Translation
for they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They are not of the worlde, as I also am not of the worlde.
English Revised Version
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
World English Bible
They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
Weymouth's New Testament
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
They ben not of the world, as Y am not of the world.
Update Bible Version
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.
New English Translation
They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.
New King James Version
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
New Living Translation
They do not belong to this world any more than I do.
New Life Bible
My followers do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.
New Revised Standard
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of the world, they are not, even as, I, am not of the world.
Douay-Rheims Bible
They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world.
Revised Standard Version
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
They are not of the worlde as I am not of the worlde.
Young's Literal Translation
`Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They are not of the worlde, as I also am not of the worlde.
Simplified Cowboy Version
They don't belong to him any more than I did.

Contextual Overview

11 and now I shall be no more in the world, but they will be in the world, when I am come to thee. holy father keep them by that authority, with which thou hast invested me, that they may be one, as we are. 12 by your authority I have kept them, during my being with them in the world: those that you gave me I have kept, and not one of them is lost, except the son of perdition: according as the scripture foretold. 13 now that I am coming to thee, while I am here, I make these requests for them, that their joy in me may be compleat. 14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray you to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the malignity of it. 16 they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Micah 7:14 - which John 8:23 - ye are of John 13:1 - having John 17:6 - the men John 17:14 - they Romans 8:29 - to be 1 Corinthians 5:10 - of this 1 John 4:5 - are

Cross-References

Romans 9:9
for the words of the promise run thus, "at this time I will come, and Sara shall have a son."
1 Peter 3:6
such was Sarah, who show'd her obeysance to Abraham, by stiling him her Lord: and you will be stiled her children, if you imitate her conduct, and are not to be terrified out of your virtue.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. These words are repeated from John 17:14, where they are given as a reason of the world's hatred to them; and here, as showing that they are exposed to the evil of it; and in both are used as an argument with his Father, that he would take notice of them, and preserve them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See John 15:19.


 
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