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John 17:16 KJV
John · chapter 17 · verse 16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.John 17:16 · King James Version
John 17:16 in context
14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
15I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
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Key words (Strong's)
- worldkosmosan apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government, ornament…G2889 →
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After the general pleas with which Christ recommended his disciples to his Father's care follow the particular petitions he puts up for them; and, 1. They all relate to spiritual blessings in heavenly things.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-16