John 17:16

16 They are not of the world any more than I am of 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 your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

15 My prayer is not that you will take them out of the world, but that you will keep them from the Evil One.

16 They are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

17 Make them holy by the true word: your word is the true word.

18 Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.