If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates ...

26 июн. 2018 г. · John 17:16 “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Being "of this world" means following the unbelieving world's values, ...

1 авг. 2022 г. · Jesus said at John 17 of his disciples they are in the world but not part of it just as I am no part of the world. Meaning this world is ...

13 июл. 2023 г. · Believers in Jesus Christ are simply in the world—physically present—but not of it, not part of its values (John 17:14-15) ... What does it mean that Christians are not of this world? What does it mean to not conform to the pattern of this world ... Другие результаты с сайта www.gotquestions.org

29 авг. 2012 г. · Notice Jesus's references to his disciples being “not of the world.” Verse 14: “The world has hated them because they are not of the world ...

] If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

We are called to be “in” the world but not “of” the world. This notion is consistent with the teaching of the New Testament, even if it isn't a direct quote.

John 17:14-16. I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

In John 15:18-19, Jesus told his disciples, "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its ...