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They are notοὐκ εἰσὶνofἐκthe world,τοῦ κόσμουjust asκαθὼςIἐγὼam notοὐκ εἰμὶofἐκthe world.τοῦ κόσμου
John 17:16
Study it in the app“They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”
With the Greek beneath
John 17:16, word by word
- They are notεἰσὶνeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- the worldκόσμουkosmou
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmou” appears
The context
15I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
16 · This verse (above)
17Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
To study John 17 in a group
1. What it says
In his prayer, what does Jesus say eternal life is, and for whom does he pray? (vv. 3, 9, 20)
2. What it means
Jesus asks that all his own be one, as the Father and he are one (vv. 21-23). What does he say the world will know when that happens?
3. How I live it
Jesus prays for those who would believe through his disciples' word (v. 20). Whom could you pray for today with the same tenderness?