JOHN 17:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”
They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world — This reiteration of verse 14 emphasizes the disciples' ontological status: their true allegiance and origin belong to the Father's kingdom, not to worldly systems. The parallel comparison ("just as I do not belong to the world") identifies the disciples with Jesus' own alienation from kosmos, a costly discipleship. Yet non-belonging paradoxically equips them for prophetic witness within the world.
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