John 17:16

16 They don't belong to the world, just as I don't 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 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.

17 Make them ready for your service through your truth; your teaching is truth.

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