John 17:16

16 They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

John 17:16 Meaning and Commentary

John 17:16

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.

John 17:16 In-Context

14 I have given them Thy Message, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

15 I do not ask that Thou wilt remove them out of the world, but that Thou wilt protect them from the Evil one.

16 They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

17 Make them holy in the truth: Thy Message is truth.

18 Just as Thou didst send me into the world, I also have sent them;