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New Century Version

John 17:16

They don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to 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.
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.
Mace New Testament (1729)
they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Simplified Cowboy Version
They don't belong to him any more than I did.

Contextual Overview

11 I am coming to you; I will not stay in the world any longer. But they are still in the world. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they will be one, just as you and I are one. 12 While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me. I protected them, and only one of them, the one worthy of destruction, was lost so that the Scripture would come true. 13 "I am coming to you now. But I pray these things while I am still in the world so that these followers can have all of my joy in them. 14 I have given them your teaching. And the world has hated them, because they don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to the world. 15 I am not asking you to take them out of the world but to keep them safe from the Evil One. 16 They don't belong to the world, just as I don't belong to 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

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said, "Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Genesis 17:6
I will give you many descendants. New nations will be born from you, and kings will come from you.
Genesis 17:10
This is my agreement with you and all your descendants, which you must obey: Every male among you must be circumcised.
Genesis 17:14
Any male who is not circumcised will be cut off from his people, because he has broken my agreement."
Genesis 17:26
Abraham and his son were circumcised on the same day.
Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah and said, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of people, and may your descendants capture the cities of their enemies."
Genesis 35:11
God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Have many children and grow in number as a nation. You will be the ancestor of many nations and kings.
Isaiah 49:23
Kings will teach your children, and daughters of kings will take care of them. They will bow down before you and kiss the dirt at your feet. Then you will know I am the Lord . Anyone who trusts in me will not be disappointed."
Romans 9:9
God's promise to Abraham was this: "At the right time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."

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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