John 17:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”

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BSBPD

“They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 17:16 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 17:14I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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