John 17:16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John 17:16 in other translations
| BSB | They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. |
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| WEB | They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. |
| ASV | They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. |
| YLT | ‘Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not; |
| DARBY | They are not of the world, as I am not of the world. |
| BBE | They are not of the world any more than I am of the world. |
| Webster | They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. |
What does John 17:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 17:15-19
15-19. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world--for that, though it would secure their own safety, would leave the world unblessed by their testimony. but ... keep them from the evil--all evil in and of the world.
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 17:11-16
Christ does not pray that they might be rich and great in the world, but that they might be kept from sin, strengthened for their duty, and brought safe to heaven. The prosperity of the soul is the best prosperity. He pleaded with his holy Father, that he would keep them by his power and for his glory, that they might be united in affection and labours, even according to the union of the Father and the Son. He did…
John 17:16 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 17:16
- John 17:14
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.
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Context
- John 17:15
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
- John 17:16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
- John 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No son del mundo, como tampoco yo soy del mundo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ils ne sont pas du monde, comme moi je ne suis pas du monde. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie sind nicht von der Welt, gleichwie ich nicht von der Welt bin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | De mundo non sunt, sicut et ego non sum de mundo. |