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href="/bsb/john/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They do not belong to this world any more than I do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, as I am not of the world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They don't belong to this world, and neither do I. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They don't belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Just as I do not belong to the world, they do not belong to the world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They are not of the world, as I am not of the world;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I also am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“For they are not from the world, even as I am not from the world.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/17-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=6126" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/17.htm">Prayer for the Disciples</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">They are</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmou (N-GMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">world,</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">just as</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eimi (V-PIA-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">am</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmou (N-GMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">world.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">17</span>Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-19.htm">John 15:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-5.htm">1 John 4:5</a></span><br />They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a></span><br />But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a></span><br />Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-2.htm">Colossians 3:2</a></span><br />Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">Galatians 6:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-12.htm">1 Corinthians 2:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-23.htm">John 8:23</a></span><br />Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/17-14.htm">Belong</a> <a href="/john/17-15.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/18-36.htm">Belong</a> <a href="/john/17-18.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">John 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/17-1.htm">Jesus prays to his Father.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They are not of the world</b><br>This phrase highlights the distinction between Jesus' followers and the secular world. In biblical context, "the world" often refers to the system of values and beliefs that are opposed to God. This separation is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a>, where believers are urged not to conform to the patterns of this world. Historically, early Christians faced persecution for their countercultural beliefs, emphasizing their distinct identity. Theologically, this separation signifies a spiritual rebirth and transformation, aligning with <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>, which speaks of becoming a new creation in Christ.<p><b>just as I am not of the world</b><br>This phrase underscores the unity between Jesus and His followers in their separation from worldly values. Jesus' own life exemplified this detachment, as He consistently prioritized His Father's will over societal norms, as seen in His interactions with religious leaders and His teachings in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). This connection is prophetic, as it fulfills Old Testament expectations of a Messiah who would be distinct and set apart (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>). Theologically, it points to the believer's call to emulate Christ's example, living in the world but not being of it, as further elaborated in 1 <a href="/john/2-15.htm">John 2:15-17</a>, which warns against loving the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is praying to the Father on behalf of His disciples. This prayer is part of what is known as the High Priestly Prayer.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' prayer, representing all believers who follow Christ. They are the ones Jesus refers to as "not of the world."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_world.htm">The World</a></b><br>In this context, "the world" refers to the system of values, beliefs, and practices that are opposed to God and His kingdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a></b><br>God the Father, to whom Jesus is praying. The relationship between Jesus and the Father is central to understanding the mission and identity of believers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_high_priestly_prayer.htm">The High Priestly Prayer</a></b><br>This is the event in which Jesus prays for His disciples and all future believers, found in <a href="/bsb/john/17.htm">John 17</a>. It is a significant moment of intercession before His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>As believers, our identity is rooted in Christ, not in the world. We are called to live as citizens of heaven, reflecting the values and character of Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_worldly_values.htm">Separation from Worldly Values</a></b><br>Being "not of the world" means rejecting the values and practices that are contrary to God's will. This involves discernment and a commitment to holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mission_in_the_world.htm">Mission in the World</a></b><br>While we are not of the world, we are sent into the world to be salt and light. Our distinctiveness should draw others to Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as Jesus depended on the Father, we must rely on God for strength and guidance to live out our calling in a world that often opposes our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_with_other_believers.htm">Unity with Other Believers</a></b><br>Jesus' prayer emphasizes unity among His followers. Our shared identity in Christ should foster love and cooperation within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_an_overcomer.htm">What defines an overcomer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_social_ethics.htm">Does God share His glory with others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_resist_conforming_to_the_world.htm">How can you avoid conforming to this world?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/hutterites'_identity_and_beliefs.htm">What are Hutterites' identity and core beliefs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">They are not of the world.</span>--These words are repeated from <a href="/john/17-14.htm" title="I have given them your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.">John 17:14</a>. 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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They are not of the world, even as of the world I am not</span>. 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! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/17-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">They are</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσὶν</span> <span class="translit">(eisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ouk)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">world,</span><br /><span class="grk">κόσμου</span> <span class="translit">(kosmou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγὼ</span> <span class="translit">(egō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰμὶ</span> <span class="translit">(eimi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ouk)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">world.</span><br /><span class="grk">κόσμου</span> <span class="translit">(kosmou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/17-16.htm">NT Gospels: John 17:16 They are not of the world even (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/17-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 17:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 17:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/17-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 17:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 17:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>