Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 VersionThey 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 BibleThey 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 BibleFor 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 TestamentThey are not of the world, as I am not of the world. Godbey New Testament 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 Worsley New Testament 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. Treasury of Scripture They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Jump to Previous Belong WorldJump to Next Belong WorldJohn 17 1. Jesus prays to his Father.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 Parallel Commentaries ... Greek They areεἰσὶν (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). Links John 17:16 NIVJohn 17:16 NLT John 17:16 ESV John 17:16 NASB John 17:16 KJV John 17:16 BibleApps.com John 17:16 Biblia Paralela John 17:16 Chinese Bible John 17:16 French Bible John 17:16 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 17:16 They are not of the world even (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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