John 17:16 — ExegesisTAB

The sentence opens with the fronted prepositional phrase ek tou kosmou {ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου | ek tou kosmou} ‘from the world,’ which places the question of origin and alignment before the verb. Ouk eisin {οὐκ εἰσίν | ouk eisín} negates the disciples’ present state, and the implied subject is supplied from the context of the prayer. Kathos {καθὼς | kathṓs} introduces a direct comparison, while the explicit ego {ἐγώ | egṓ} makes Jesus’ identity emphatic rather than assumed. The repetition of ek tou kosmou at the end creates a tight rhetorical frame that underscores a shared separation from worldly source and pattern. In English, the Greek can be rendered either with a literal separative phrase or with a relational idiom; the dynamic rendering brings out the latter without losing the contrast.