The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεἰσὶνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.εἰμὶeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the world
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;
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American Standard Version (1901)
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Young’s Literal Translation
'Of the world they are not, as I of the world am not;
World English Bible
They are not of the world , even as I am not of the world .
Darby Translation
They are not of the world, as I am not of the world.
Douay-Rheims
They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world.
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